This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K
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 17.3807* 02 58 41.21 +09 30 49.9 12.0 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,12.03,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 12.03CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 12.61 03:01:10.19 +03:41:46.3
173.41597 -46.07176 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.129 Antigone -0 0 0 12.9 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 03:01:10.19 +03:41:46.3: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 03:01:10.19 +03:41:46.3: 15.81 +/- 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 17.3807* 03 01 10.19 +03 41 46.3 12.6 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,12.61,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 12.61CV 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 17.3807* 02 58 40.64 +09 30 46.4 12.6 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,12.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 12.62CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 12.88 02:54:29.27 +05:12:26.5
170.17420 -46.07270 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.221 Eos -0 0 0 12.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:29.27 +05:12:26.5: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:54:29.27 +05:12:26.5: 15.97 +/- 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 17.3807* 02 54 29.27 +05 12 26.5 12.9 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,12.88,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 12.88CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 13.74 02:05:19.43 +03:50:52.0
155.69360 -54.25600 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.622 Esther -0 -0 1 13.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:05:19.43 +03:50:52.0: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:05:19.43 +03:50:52.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461269.8807,13.74,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 13.74CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 13.73 02:57:18.27 +03:46:52.5
172.31046 -46.66776 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.464 Megaira 0 1 1 14.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:57:18.27 +03:46:52.5: 15.90 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:57:18.27 +03:46:52.5: 15.96 +/- 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 17.3807* 02 57 18.27 +03 46 52.5 13.7 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,13.73,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 13.73CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 14.11 02:47:56.88 +06:46:39.8
166.92944 -45.90537 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.489 Comacina -0 0 1 14.4 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:47:56.88 +06:46:39.8: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:47:56.88 +06:46:39.8: 16.09 +/- 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 17.3807* 02 47 56.88 +06 46 39.8 14.1 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,14.11,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 14.11CV 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 17.3807 2461269.8807 14.89 02:36:06.82 +08:09:50.9
162.33091 -46.54485 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.528 Rezia -0 -0 0 15.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:06.82 +08:09:50.9: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:06.82 +08:09:50.9: 16.18 +/- 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 17.3807* 02 36 06.82 +08 09 50.9 14.9 U Cet 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,2461269.8807,14.89,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 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 20260817.3807 14.89CV 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: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461269.88095440 17.08.2026 09:08:24.460 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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.: -7.61
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6674
Objects passed selection criteria: 6670
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 6148
Average stars matched: 6011.25 (97.7757 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232980 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 Mon Aug 17 04:11:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461269.88095440 17.08.2026 09:08:24.460 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 25
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
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: 12 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): 35703
Objects passed selection criteria: 35624
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32964.8
Average stars matched: 31963.5 (96.9627 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 257932 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 Mon Aug 17 04:11:55 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/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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: 2461269.88035969
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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29 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 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0255 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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17 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 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 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 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01286 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8xTGroMyZ0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aWZVudFJc3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XfdADPVpLY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lyxKcarfdf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.919250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.919250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.61
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.31
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3543 out of 3715 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3715 out of 6826 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ 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 Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.3 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 12.0 (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.8xTGroMyZ0 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=496, bad_region=0, passed=6825
Got 6825 stars (including 6320 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5347)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.226 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.223 n_q1=1085 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1327 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.381
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.aWZVudFJc3 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=473, bad_region=0, passed=6826
Got 6826 stars (including 6340 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5348)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.222 n_q1=1094 n_q2=1222 n_q3=1321 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.385
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.XfdADPVpLY (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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=308, bad_region=0, passed=5556
Got 5556 stars (including 5245 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5556 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4864 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5556 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Excluding outliers - 4864 stars left (next iteration limit 5350)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4864 robust_rms=10.927 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.147 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4864 robust_rms=0.426 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.467 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4864 robust_rms=0.279 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.301 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4864 robust_rms_before=1.004 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.231 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.279 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.243 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.301
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.243 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits N_match=4864 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.224 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.252 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.223 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=1239 n_q2=1304 n_q3=1240 n_q4=1081 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.068
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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.lyxKcarfdf (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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=312, bad_region=0, passed=5499
Got 5499 stars (including 5184 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5499 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4865 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5499 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5499 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5499 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 4865 stars left (next iteration limit 5351)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4865 robust_rms=11.066 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.352 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4865 robust_rms=0.472 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.506 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4865 robust_rms=0.292 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.307 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4865 robust_rms_before=1.084 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.242 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.292 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.254 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.307
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.254 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.246 n_q1=1239 n_q2=1302 n_q3=1240 n_q4=1084 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.035
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.256 worst_q_ratio=1.381
ref2=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits sigma_overall=0.265 worst_q_ratio=1.385
new1=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits sigma_overall=0.236 worst_q_ratio=1.068
new2=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits sigma_overall=0.250 worst_q_ratio=1.035
reference average sigma_overall=0.2605 worst_q_ratio=1.383
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (4861 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110_astrometric_residuals.png (4862 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402_astrometric_residuals.png (4864 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.21 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403_astrometric_residuals.png (4865 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.22 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:14.77 +04:07:13.1: 12.20 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:20.90 +03:19:44.8: 11.29 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:14.77 +04:07:13.1: 12.22 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:54:20.90 +03:19:44.8: 11.26 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.28 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:14.77 +04:07:13.1: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1344 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:54:20.90 +03:19:44.8: ref_mag=11.28 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.7719 delta=-0.49 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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 20450_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 20450_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20480_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 20480_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 20490_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 20490_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Image size: 941.5'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: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29 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 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0255 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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17 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 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0167 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 02:34:13.488 +05:58:11.29
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:16.543 +05:58:03.17
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01286 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ldqxuV0jJP
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.60iHIZtO2b
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bfF9UVGXn1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits &> /tmp/tmp.HKv9pXZn43
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg
Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.820100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.820100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.47
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg
Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 37062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2429 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2429 deg
Loaded 4356 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3419 out of 3768 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3768 out of 37062 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 25 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
1.9 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
2.2 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.5 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 14.4 (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.ldqxuV0jJP (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1594, bad_region=5, passed=37008
Got 37008 stars (including 35339 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37008 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4867 stars left (next iteration limit 5353)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4867 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.226 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.217 n_q1=1082 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1336 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.371
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.60iHIZtO2b (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1597, bad_region=4, passed=37046
Got 37046 stars (including 35377 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37046 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4866 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4866 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.218 n_q1=1088 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1332 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.328
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.bfF9UVGXn1 (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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=1023, bad_region=40, passed=29230
Got 29230 stars (including 28122 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29230 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29230 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29230 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29230 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5347)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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=4861 robust_rms=10.572 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.945 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4861 robust_rms=0.425 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.462 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4861 robust_rms=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.300 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4861 robust_rms_before=0.992 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.228 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.277 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.236 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.300
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.236 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.232 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.222 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.220 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.235 n_q1=1265 n_q2=1296 n_q3=1214 n_q4=1086 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.073
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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.HKv9pXZn43 (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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=993, bad_region=40, passed=29449
Got 29449 stars (including 28364 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29449 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010459 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29449 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 451 to 509 (Dec 0.3 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29449 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29449 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 4858 stars left (next iteration limit 5343)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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=4858 robust_rms=10.744 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.230 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4858 robust_rms=0.462 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.480 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4858 robust_rms=0.290 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.301 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4858 robust_rms_before=1.068 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.240 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.290 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.246 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.301
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.246 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits N_match=4858 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.232 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.238 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.242 n_q1=1272 n_q2=1293 n_q3=1214 n_q4=1079 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.026
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-07-33_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0402.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.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_2026-08-17_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_040904_TTUQ1b1x1_3885296_eiSmr68K/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:14:01.74 +07:13:07.4: 13.58 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:16:04.40 +09:25:11.7: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:34:17.36 +05:15:54.8: 15.06 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 03:01:10.19 +03:41:46.3: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:29.27 +05:12:26.5: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:20.91 +03:19:44.8: 11.46 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:57:18.27 +03:46:52.5: 15.90 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 03:00:57.69 +05:18:18.4: 13.65 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:05:19.43 +03:50:52.0: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:34:17.36 +05:15:54.8: 15.21 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:54:29.27 +05:12:26.5: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 03:01:10.19 +03:41:46.3: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:54:20.91 +03:19:44.8: 11.44 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:14:01.74 +07:13:07.4: 13.48 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:16:04.40 +09:25:11.7: 14.20 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.13 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.45 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:34:17.36 +05:15:54.8: ref_mag=15.13 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.8100 delta=0.32 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.53 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.22 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:54:20.91 +03:19:44.8: ref_mag=11.45 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.7473 delta=-0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:14:01.74 +07:13:07.4: ref_mag=13.53 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6611 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:16:04.40 +09:25:11.7: ref_mag=14.22 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3159 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:05:19.43 +03:50:52.0: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:57:18.27 +03:46:52.5: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 03:00:57.69 +05:18:18.4: 13.67 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:00:57.69 +05:18:18.4: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7245 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.0: 13.93 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:47:56.88 +06:46:39.8: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:21.03 +02:11:16.3: 14.14 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:33:01.44 +07:54:13.7: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:40:54.41 +05:39:32.3: 14.40 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.0: 14.08 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:47:56.88 +06:46:39.8: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.99 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:41:05.48 +06:05:57.0: ref_mag=13.99 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0565 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:17:21.03 +02:11:16.3: 14.16 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.15 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:21.03 +02:11:16.3: ref_mag=14.15 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2146 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:33:01.44 +07:54:13.7: 14.27 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:40:54.41 +05:39:32.3: 14.31 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.26 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:01.44 +07:54:13.7: ref_mag=14.26 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3748 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.35 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:54.41 +05:39:32.3: ref_mag=14.35 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3704 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:29:31.68 +01:00:59.9: 15.19 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:05:29.55 +03:32:45.0: 15.22 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:31:01.10 +07:09:33.3: 15.30 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:06.82 +08:09:50.9: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:29:31.68 +01:00:59.9: 15.42 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.28 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:31.68 +01:00:59.9: ref_mag=15.28 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.6349 delta=0.64 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:05:29.55 +03:32:45.0: 14.92 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.03 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:05:29.55 +03:32:45.0: ref_mag=15.03 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.7413 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:31:01.10 +07:09:33.3: 15.31 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:06.82 +08:09:50.9: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.30 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:31:01.10 +07:09:33.3: ref_mag=15.30 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.9131 delta=0.39 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 52409_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52409_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52415_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52415_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52424_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52424_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:26:48.78 +03:44:53.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52429_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52429_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:43:39.92 +01:12:35.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52542_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52542_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52667_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 52667_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 52676_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 52676_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 52733_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 52733_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 52842_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52842_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:56:08.74 +08:21:40.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52902_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52902_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52946_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 52946_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 52992_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 52992_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53009_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 53009_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 53095_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53095_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:28:11.23 +08:29:41.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53122_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 53122_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 53124_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53124_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53134_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53134_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:50:53.31 +03:17:56.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53170_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53170_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53284_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53284_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53293_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53293_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53360_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53360_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53368_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53368_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53467_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 53467_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53476_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
Preparing report for the candidate 53476_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
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Considering the candidate 31192_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403
The candidate 31192_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-08-17_04-08-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0403 did not pass the final checks
