This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
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 15.4678* 05 21 07.65 +23 38 19.8 9.6 U Tau 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
target,2461267.9678,9.63,0.05,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
target 20260815.4678 9.63CV 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
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 15.4678* 05 21 07.65 +23 38 19.8 9.7 U Tau 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
DocumentRef: VOTx2378667,2461267.9678,9.70,0.05,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
DocumentRef: VOTx2378667 20260815.4678 9.70CV 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 15.4678 2461267.9678 12.06 05:47:50.48 +23:59:29.6
184.48622 -2.13993 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 0.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.22 Kalliope 1 -0 1 12.3 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:47:50.48 +23:59:29.6: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:47:50.48 +23:59:29.6: 15.85 +/- 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 15.4678* 05 47 50.48 +23 59 29.6 12.1 U Tau 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,2461267.9678,12.06,0.05,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 20260815.4678 12.06CV 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 15.4678 2461267.9678 14.00 05:51:17.02 +23:29:19.5
185.32255 -1.72192 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 1.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.179 Klytaemnestra 1 -0 1 14.0 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:51:17.02 +23:29:19.5: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:51:17.02 +23:29:19.5: 16.04 +/- 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 15.4678* 05 51 17.02 +23 29 19.5 14.0 U Tau 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,2461267.9678,14.00,0.05,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 20260815.4678 14.00CV 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: 2461032.81064075 23.12.2025 07:27:09.361 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
First image: 2461032.81064075 23.12.2025 07:27:09.361 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Last image: 2461267.96797352 15.08.2026 11:13:42.912 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 17942
Objects passed selection criteria: 17822
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 11938.2
Average stars matched: 11486.5 (96.2159 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 243540 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Aug 14 19:27:11 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-191-g1c132b07
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-14)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Aug 15 06:21:41 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: 2461032.81064075 23.12.2025 07:27:09.361 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
First image: 2461032.81064075 23.12.2025 07:27:09.361 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Last image: 2461267.96797352 15.08.2026 11:13:42.912 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 102
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
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: 32 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): 138740
Objects passed selection criteria: 138263
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 95703
Average stars matched: 90045.2 (94.0882 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 603824 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Aug 14 19:27:11 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-191-g1c132b07
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-14)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Aug 15 06:24:15 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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: 2461267.96755453
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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:18.877 +22:00:18.34 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 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74
Second-epoch image center 05:32:18.877 +22:00:18.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0063 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Image size: 937.2'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.103 +22:00:18.74 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 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74
Second-epoch image center 05:32:19.103 +22:00:18.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0061 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 05:32:18.877 +22:00:18.34
Second-epoch second image center 05:32:19.103 +22:00:18.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00088 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00088 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Snfdlto1CI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wyCuGrISsQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits &> /tmp/tmp.psrTCdrZ4J
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits &> /tmp/tmp.piiTu5StGm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec +16.4790 to +27.2884 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.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 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec 16.4790 to 27.2884 deg
Loaded 12406 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): 8976 out of 10160 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10160 out of 22997 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.969200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.969200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.65
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.32
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec +16.4790 to +27.2884 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 74.3514 to 91.9479 deg, Dec 16.4790 to 27.2884 deg
Loaded 12406 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): 8976 out of 10160 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10160 out of 22997 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3773 to 91.9061 deg, Dec +16.4876 to +27.3008 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 74.3773 to 91.9061 deg, Dec 16.4876 to 27.3008 deg
Loaded 12329 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): 8847 out of 10017 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10017 out of 20916 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
2.0 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
2.5 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
2.5 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
15.2 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.2 (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
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.Snfdlto1CI (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=2479, bad_region=3694, passed=22997
Got 22997 stars (including 17090 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22997 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4775 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4706 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4774 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 20056 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4705 stars left (next iteration limit 5175)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=4705 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.461 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.273 n_q1=1788 n_q2=376 n_q3=1844 n_q4=697 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.193
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.wyCuGrISsQ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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=2320, bad_region=3377, passed=20916
Got 20916 stars (including 15475 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20916 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4776 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4707 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4708 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4707 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4777 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4708 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4708 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 4708 stars left (next iteration limit 5177)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=4708 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.605 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.498 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.402 n_q1=1784 n_q2=371 n_q3=1863 n_q4=690 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.psrTCdrZ4J (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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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=602, bad_region=2527, passed=8232
Got 8232 stars (including 5265 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 8232 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4794 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4712 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6256 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4795 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6256 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.57"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4713 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6256 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 4713 stars left (next iteration limit 5183)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4713 robust_rms=6.984 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.813 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4713 robust_rms=0.496 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.543 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4713 robust_rms=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.508 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4713 robust_rms_before=0.922 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.553 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.689 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.508
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:18.858 +22:00:17.55 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 8232 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1391499.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.922 -> 0.463 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits N_match=4713 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.515 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.477 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.559 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.544 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.505 n_q1=1262 n_q2=1272 n_q3=931 n_q4=1248 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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.piiTu5StGm (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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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=592, bad_region=2419, passed=7899
Got 7899 stars (including 5038 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7899 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4790 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4713 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4789 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.56"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4712 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 4712 stars left (next iteration limit 5182)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4712 robust_rms=7.132 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.057 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4712 robust_rms=0.508 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.599 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4712 robust_rms=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.523 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4712 robust_rms_before=0.918 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.542 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.658 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.523
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.087 +22:00:17.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 7899 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1391595.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.918 -> 0.463 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits N_match=4712 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.512 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.556 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.498 n_q1=1256 n_q2=1311 n_q3=903 n_q4=1242 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.090
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits sigma_overall=0.386 worst_q_ratio=1.193
ref2=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits sigma_overall=0.515 worst_q_ratio=1.175
new1=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits sigma_overall=0.515 worst_q_ratio=1.085
new2=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits sigma_overall=0.512 worst_q_ratio=1.090
reference average sigma_overall=0.4505 worst_q_ratio=1.184
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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378_astrometric_residuals.png (4705 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035_astrometric_residuals.png (4708 matched stars from wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.47 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562_astrometric_residuals.png (4713 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.39 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563_astrometric_residuals.png (4712 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.40 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 85s
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 30768_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
Preparing report for the candidate 30768_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
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Considering the candidate 19272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 19272_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:56.32 +17:54:32.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 03444_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 03444_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:49:48.72 +25:25:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 86s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:18.858 +22:00:17.55 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 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74
Second-epoch image center 05:32:18.858 +22:00:17.55
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0062 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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Image size: 937.6'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 05:32:19.087 +22:00:17.95 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 05:32:19.570 +21:59:57.74
Second-epoch image center 05:32:19.087 +22:00:17.95
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0059 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 05:32:18.858 +22:00:17.55
Second-epoch second image center 05:32:19.087 +22:00:17.95
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00089 deg.
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ERROR: no shift applied between second-epoch images! The distance between image centers is 0.00089 deg. (min. required shift: 0.00164 deg.)
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits &> /tmp/tmp.W3pi9rY6dZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dvfdv6WAip
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits &> /tmp/tmp.H3afNVxMDm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits &> /tmp/tmp.x9a4SjezFo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits and wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 167968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec +16.4791 to +27.2941 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 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec 16.4791 to 27.2941 deg
Loaded 12414 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): 7145 out of 10502 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10502 out of 167968 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.825500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.825500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.31
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.52
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 167968 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec +16.4791 to +27.2941 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 74.3408 to 91.9478 deg, Dec 16.4791 to 27.2941 deg
Loaded 12414 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): 7145 out of 10502 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10502 out of 167968 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 163013 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 74.3370 to 91.9475 deg, Dec +16.4845 to +27.3051 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 74.3370 to 91.9475 deg, Dec 16.4845 to 27.3051 deg
Loaded 12419 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): 7184 out of 10475 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 10475 out of 163013 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (aperture=4.4)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 90 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
1.8 pix Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
2.2 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
2.2 pix fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
15.4 mag. Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.7 (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.W3pi9rY6dZ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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=28, blended=21684, bad_region=23036, passed=167940
Got 167940 stars (including 124901 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 167940 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4714 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150202 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4763 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150202 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4714 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 150201 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4714 stars left (next iteration limit 5185)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits N_match=4714 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.297 n_q1=1719 n_q2=437 n_q3=1839 n_q4=719 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.214
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.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.dvfdv6WAip (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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=36, blended=20219, bad_region=22244, passed=162977
Got 162977 stars (including 121992 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 162977 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4706 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 145759 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.49"
Excluding outliers - 4704 stars left (next iteration limit 5176)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits N_match=4704 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.497 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.615 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.412 n_q1=1720 n_q2=418 n_q3=1843 n_q4=723 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.238
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits -region wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.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.H3afNVxMDm (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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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=3503, bad_region=12012, passed=62318
Got 62318 stars (including 47794 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 62318 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4780 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4710 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4780 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 53522 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
Excluding outliers - 4709 stars left (next iteration limit 5181)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4709 robust_rms=7.068 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.198 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4709 robust_rms=0.496 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.558 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4709 robust_rms=0.461 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.493 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4709 robust_rms_before=0.463 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.524 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.461 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.498 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.493
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.498 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits N_match=4709 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.543 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.610 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.562 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.519 n_q1=1297 n_q2=1191 n_q3=993 n_q4=1228 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.125
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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.x9a4SjezFo (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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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=4, blended=3366, bad_region=11636, passed=60578
Got 60578 stars (including 46551 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 60578 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013022 (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 0.010418 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4779 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4711 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4711 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4779 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 52052 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.53"
Excluding outliers - 4710 stars left (next iteration limit 5182)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=7.035 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.141 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=0.499 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.591 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=0.457 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.501 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4710 robust_rms_before=0.455 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.525 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.457 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.506 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.501
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.506 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits N_match=4710 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.545 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.473 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.602 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.571 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.518 n_q1=1303 n_q2=1185 n_q3=981 n_q4=1241 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.106
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-06_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0562.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.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_2026-08-15_CI_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_061927_TTUQ2b1x1_1374084_nhYkuvkC/wcs_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:22:55.32 +23:19:51.7: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:37:07.18 +19:55:46.6: 13.36 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:13:35.57 +21:00:10.3: 13.31 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:44:48.65 +20:45:45.9: 13.52 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:20:17.75 +24:43:19.2: 13.37 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:22:43.16 +24:10:47.8: 13.32 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:32:24.04 +20:12:00.9: 13.40 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:22:43.16 +24:10:47.8: 13.31 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:22:55.32 +23:19:51.7: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:44:48.65 +20:45:45.9: 13.54 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:32:24.04 +20:12:00.9: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:13:35.57 +21:00:10.3: 13.38 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:37:07.18 +19:55:46.6: 13.37 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:20:17.75 +24:43:19.2: 13.39 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.49 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.53 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:22:43.16 +24:10:47.8: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4175 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.34 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:22:55.32 +23:19:51.7: ref_mag=13.49 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.7588 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:44:48.65 +20:45:45.9: ref_mag=13.53 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5606 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.37 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:32:24.04 +20:12:00.9: ref_mag=13.44 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.7719 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.38 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:13:35.57 +21:00:10.3: ref_mag=13.34 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5726 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:37:07.18 +19:55:46.6: ref_mag=13.37 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3425 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:20:17.75 +24:43:19.2: ref_mag=13.38 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5769 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:47:50.48 +23:59:29.6: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:47:50.48 +23:59:29.6: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:34:59.63 +22:33:53.4: 13.21 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:37:40.11 +22:58:29.4: 13.59 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:30:21.62 +25:20:29.3: 13.43 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:34:59.63 +22:33:53.4: 13.14 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.18 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:34:59.63 +22:33:53.4: ref_mag=13.18 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3346 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:30:21.62 +25:20:29.3: 13.51 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:30:21.62 +25:20:29.3: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4944 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:37:40.11 +22:58:29.4: 13.59 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.59 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:37:40.11 +22:58:29.4: ref_mag=13.59 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6132 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:51:17.02 +23:29:19.5: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2025-12-23_01-27-09_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0378.fits at 05:13:05.03 +20:18:41.4: 99.00 +/- 99.00 bad_region
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:51:17.02 +23:29:19.5: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_20-27-39_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0035.fits at 05:13:05.03 +20:18:41.4: 13.25 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.25 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 05:13:05.03 +20:18:41.4: ref_mag=13.25 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2865 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out191157.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out199326.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 17s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 189046_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189046_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:29:42.48 +22:51:19.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 189048_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189048_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189049_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189049_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189053_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189053_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 189055_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189055_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:34:41.88 +22:58:22.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 189060_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189060_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189064_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189064_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189065_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189065_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189069_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189069_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189071_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189071_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 189076_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189076_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 189080_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189080_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 189082_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189082_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:25.16 +25:17:25.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 189083_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189083_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:21:11.05 +18:32:38.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 189086_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 189086_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:24:16.93 +20:08:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 189270_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
Preparing report for the candidate 189270_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
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Considering the candidate 190443_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 190443_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:52.07 +19:58:26.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 190720_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 190720_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 191157_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
Preparing report for the candidate 191157_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
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Considering the candidate 191256_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 191256_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:10.50 +23:20:17.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 191580_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 191580_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:41:56.11 +22:38:55.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 191628_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 191628_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:50.72 +22:27:24.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 192461_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192461_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 192688_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192688_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:20:11.68 +19:34:17.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 192722_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192722_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:37.06 +25:05:43.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 192915_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192915_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:31:40.09 +18:13:14.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 192934_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192934_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:40:12.72 +24:31:52.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 192973_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 192973_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:37:00.60 +20:46:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193089_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193089_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:54.30 +26:06:00.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193147_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193147_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:31:10.96 +20:10:04.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193207_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193207_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:54.78 +23:41:00.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193233_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193233_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:43:00.26 +18:59:10.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193345_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193345_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 193547_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193547_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 193655_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193655_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:34.23 +17:39:19.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193694_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193694_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:17:40.07 +20:26:12.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 193765_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 193765_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:44:42.22 +23:00:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194121_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194121_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:32:02.91 +18:33:57.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194210_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194210_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:47:13.59 +21:51:53.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194369_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194369_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:48:27.15 +20:53:28.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194403_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194403_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:11.28 +18:40:44.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194413_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194413_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:37.22 +18:52:53.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194426_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194426_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:42:11.80 +22:40:40.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194543_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194543_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:35:02.33 +24:18:47.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194628_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194628_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:15:08.63 +20:02:26.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194633_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194633_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:36.57 +22:27:36.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194644_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194644_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:33:36.29 +18:33:25.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194883_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194883_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:36:07.85 +19:32:31.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194914_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194914_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:50:03.94 +19:09:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194924_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194924_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 194960_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194960_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:43:37.15 +25:25:07.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 194983_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 194983_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:24:11.87 +18:29:01.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195020_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195020_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:43:53.46 +21:56:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195078_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195078_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:20:15.01 +19:35:44.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195116_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195116_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:19:43.94 +26:10:36.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195290_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195290_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:32:41.41 +20:56:05.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195568_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195568_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:19:10.39 +19:41:09.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195624_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195624_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:50.98 +20:15:56.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195695_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195695_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 195744_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195744_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 195800_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195800_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:47:05.84 +23:11:13.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 195919_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 195919_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:49:59.68 +22:34:32.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196036_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196036_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:45:20.32 +24:24:53.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196055_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196055_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:20:20.39 +25:08:58.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196159_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196159_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:24:56.81 +19:12:05.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196338_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196338_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:11.46 +25:40:59.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196469_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196469_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:41:52.44 +23:20:36.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196498_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196498_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:37.48 +22:22:59.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196589_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196589_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 196594_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196594_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:44:13.61 +25:22:18.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 196933_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 196933_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 197082_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197082_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 197150_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197150_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:30:15.60 +18:46:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 197271_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197271_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 197405_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197405_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:41:07.02 +24:22:14.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 197716_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197716_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.0 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 197963_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 197963_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.2 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 198127_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 198127_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:39:27.36 +21:47:34.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 198661_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 198661_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:37:08.32 +22:06:19.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 198941_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 198941_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:44:49.64 +25:55:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 199146_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 199146_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:31:04.90 +23:13:52.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 199232_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 199232_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.3 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 199326_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
Preparing report for the candidate 199326_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
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Considering the candidate 199353_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 199353_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 180008_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 180008_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 67291_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 67291_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:28:32.28 +22:45:16.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 108934_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 108934_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate as there is no shift in pixel position (shift 0.1 pix) between the two second-epoch detections and REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES is set to 'yes'
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Considering the candidate 120168_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 120168_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:46:56.34 +17:54:32.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 25835_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 25835_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 05:49:48.73 +25:25:22.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 109779_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563
The candidate 109779_fd_Tau-04-Q2b1x1_2026-08-15_06-13-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0563 did not pass the final checks