This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p
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 19.3780* 03 01 46.83 +09 28 31.3 12.4 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,2461271.8780,12.40,0.05,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 20260819.3780 12.40CV 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 19.3780 2461271.8780 13.29 03:09:48.46 +18:23:26.0
163.15531 -33.46112 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 8.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.72 Feronia -0 -0 1 13.3 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:09:48.46 +18:23:26.0: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:09:48.46 +18:23:26.0: 16.10 +/- 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 19.3780* 03 09 48.46 +18 23 26.0 13.3 U Ari 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,2461271.8780,13.29,0.05,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 20260819.3780 13.29CV 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 19.3780 2461271.8780 13.71 03:41:02.01 +17:07:58.4
170.74694 -29.58638 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 8.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.62 Erato -0 0 1 14.0 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:41:02.01 +17:07:58.4: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:41:02.01 +17:07:58.4: 16.01 +/- 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 19.3780* 03 41 02.01 +17 07 58.4 13.7 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461271.8780,13.71,0.05,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 20260819.3780 13.71CV 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 19.3780 2461271.8780 14.01 03:03:21.05 +14:38:32.4
164.44120 -37.37853 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 4.0" and 8.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1620 Geographos 2 -3 3 14.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:03:21.05 +14:38:32.4: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:03:21.05 +14:38:32.4: 16.02 +/- 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 19.3780* 03 03 21.05 +14 38 32.4 14.0 U Ari 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,2461271.8780,14.01,0.05,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 20260819.3780 14.01CV 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 19.3780 2461271.8780 14.47 03:30:06.61 +16:19:26.9
169.15489 -31.95763 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 8.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.443 Photographica 0 -0 0 14.6 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:30:06.61 +16:19:26.9: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:30:06.61 +16:19:26.9: 16.19 +/- 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 19.3780* 03 30 06.61 +16 19 26.9 14.5 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461271.8780,14.47,0.05,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 20260819.3780 14.47CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 19.3780 2461271.8780 14.75 03:33:18.41 +16:04:08.1
170.02430 -31.62890 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 3.1" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.131 Vala -2 1 2 15.1 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:33:18.41 +16:04:08.1: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:33:18.41 +16:04:08.1: 16.23 +/- 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 19.3780* 03 33 18.41 +16 04 08.1 14.8 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461271.8780,14.75,0.05,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 20260819.3780 14.75CV 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: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
First image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Last image: 2461271.87839862 19.08.2026 09:04:43.641 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54
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): 7591
Objects passed selection criteria: 7584
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: 7059.75
Average stars matched: 6899.25 (97.7265 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233644 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 Wed Aug 19 04:12:59 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
First image: 2461049.67169814 09.01.2026 04:07:04.719 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Last image: 2461271.87839862 19.08.2026 09:04:43.641 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 24
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
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: 19 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): 45852
Objects passed selection criteria: 45768
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.3 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 40140.8
Average stars matched: 38913 (96.9414 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 267440 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 Wed Aug 19 04:13:56 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/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/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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: 2461271.87764839
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 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: 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.6' 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: 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0772 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.6' 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: 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0890 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 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71
Second-epoch second image center 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01410 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/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.N2Dbf78w6C
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FYWDSwdZLy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.g6j7ooKL48
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.u1VdY0E4pF
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec +8.6205 to +19.2872 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec 8.6205 to 19.2872 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3534 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7716 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.950750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.950750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.54
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7716 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec +8.6205 to +19.2872 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.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6428 deg, Dec 8.6205 to 19.2872 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3534 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7716 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 7722 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0650 to 61.6427 deg, Dec +8.6182 to +19.2791 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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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 45.0650 to 61.6427 deg, Dec 8.6182 to 19.2791 deg
Loaded 4354 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): 3534 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7722 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
2.0 pix Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
3.0 pix fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
3.0 pix fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
15.4 mag. Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 12.1 (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.N2Dbf78w6C (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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=551, bad_region=0, passed=7716
Got 7716 stars (including 7157 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7716 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4895 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4903 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7716 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4895 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=4895 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.305 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.248 n_q1=1380 n_q2=1359 n_q3=1203 n_q4=953 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.327
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.FYWDSwdZLy (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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=536, bad_region=0, passed=7722
Got 7722 stars (including 7177 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7722 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4900 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7722 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4908 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7722 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4900 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7722 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4900 stars left (next iteration limit 5390)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits N_match=4900 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.260 n_q1=1378 n_q2=1355 n_q3=1207 n_q4=960 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.311
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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.g6j7ooKL48 (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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=297, bad_region=1, passed=6483
Got 6483 stars (including 6178 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6483 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4895 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6483 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6483 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6483 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4896 robust_rms=12.244 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.909 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4896 robust_rms=0.357 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.405 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4896 robust_rms=0.282 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.365 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4896 robust_rms_before=0.902 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.276 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.282 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.355 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.365
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.355 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.240 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.265 n_q1=983 n_q2=1130 n_q3=1425 n_q4=1358 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.284
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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.u1VdY0E4pF (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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=303, bad_region=0, passed=6494
Got 6494 stars (including 6186 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6494 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4897 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6494 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6494 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6494 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5386)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=12.048 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.692 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=0.360 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.383 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=0.287 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.364 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4898 robust_rms_before=0.924 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.280 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.287 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.370 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.364
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.370 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.257 n_q1=986 n_q2=1128 n_q3=1428 n_q4=1356 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.282
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits sigma_overall=0.305 worst_q_ratio=1.327
ref2=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits sigma_overall=0.307 worst_q_ratio=1.311
new1=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits sigma_overall=0.274 worst_q_ratio=1.284
new2=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits sigma_overall=0.277 worst_q_ratio=1.282
reference average sigma_overall=0.306 worst_q_ratio=1.319
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137_astrometric_residuals.png (4895 matched stars from wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138_astrometric_residuals.png (4900 matched stars from wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372_astrometric_residuals.png (4896 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:27:41.57 +12:04:10.0: 12.55 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:10:54.90 +19:07:00.8: 12.38 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:34:00.83 +16:04:03.4: 12.45 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:29:23.57 +13:29:49.5: 12.45 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:29:23.57 +13:29:49.5: 12.50 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:27:41.57 +12:04:10.0: 12.57 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:34:00.83 +16:04:03.4: 12.47 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:10:54.90 +19:07:00.8: 12.37 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.47 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.56 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:29:23.57 +13:29:49.5: ref_mag=12.47 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3521 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:27:41.57 +12:04:10.0: ref_mag=12.56 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4369 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.46 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.37 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:34:00.83 +16:04:03.4: ref_mag=12.46 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3331 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:10:54.90 +19:07:00.8: ref_mag=12.37 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1504 delta=0.22 (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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20430_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20430_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:54:23.52 +16:01:01.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20549_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20549_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20574_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20574_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:43:21.05 +18:01:19.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20582_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20582_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20583_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20583_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20596_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 20596_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-05-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/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 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: 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.6' 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: 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0772 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Image size: 941.3'x626.6' 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: 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09 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 03:33:20.383 +13:59:53.59
Second-epoch image center 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0890 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 03:33:39.404 +14:00:17.71
Second-epoch second image center 03:33:42.032 +14:00:51.09
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01410 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/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zphIV3iVb3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dwrZAlw0Ou
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sFLqNtteXe
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WExP9e1tj2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits and wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 48584 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2871 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 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2871 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3309 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 48584 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.830300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.830300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.58
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 48584 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec +8.6191 to +19.2871 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0636 to 61.6458 deg, Dec 8.6191 to 19.2871 deg
Loaded 4361 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): 3309 out of 3760 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3760 out of 48584 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 48560 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 45.0650 to 61.6548 deg, Dec +8.6183 to +19.2794 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 45.0650 to 61.6548 deg, Dec 8.6183 to 19.2794 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): 3320 out of 3753 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3753 out of 48560 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 23 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
1.9 pix Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
2.9 pix fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
2.8 pix fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
15.6 mag. Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 14.3 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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=2222, bad_region=4, passed=48568
Got 48568 stars (including 46270 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48568 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48568 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48568 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48568 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.266 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.252 n_q1=1362 n_q2=1350 n_q3=1192 n_q4=994 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.312
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.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.dwrZAlw0Ou (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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=2192, bad_region=5, passed=48544
Got 48544 stars (including 46257 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 48544 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48544 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4905 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48544 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4899 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 48544 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4899 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits N_match=4899 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.256 n_q1=1361 n_q2=1351 n_q3=1201 n_q4=986 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.274
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits -region wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.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.sFLqNtteXe (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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=9, blended=1132, bad_region=30, passed=32083
Got 32083 stars (including 30867 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32083 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32083 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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=4892 robust_rms=12.056 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=13.061 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4892 robust_rms=0.359 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.403 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4892 robust_rms=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.364 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4892 robust_rms_before=0.894 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.275 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.280 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.359 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.364
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.359 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.239 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.259 n_q1=999 n_q2=1098 n_q3=1434 n_q4=1361 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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.WExP9e1tj2 (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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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=14, blended=1112, bad_region=30, passed=32411
Got 32411 stars (including 31223 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 32411 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.3 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32411 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4893 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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=4893 robust_rms=11.994 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=12.816 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4893 robust_rms=0.362 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.387 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4893 robust_rms=0.284 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.358 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4893 robust_rms_before=0.916 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.276 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.284 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.358 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.358
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.358 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits N_match=4893 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.263 n_q1=1006 n_q2=1095 n_q3=1431 n_q4=1361 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.262
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-03-38_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0372.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.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_2026-08-19_CI_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_040547_TTUQ1b1x1_3709744_WO7fj49p/wcs_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:09:48.46 +18:23:26.0: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:14:45.01 +14:04:33.4: 13.51 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:09:30.64 +13:36:17.5: 12.24 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:13:09.71 +18:04:56.4: 13.98 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:02:28.26 +13:27:56.1: 12.67 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:08:03.68 +17:00:33.1: 13.54 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:41:02.01 +17:07:58.4: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:57:46.15 +12:15:35.7: 13.54 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:14:45.01 +14:04:33.4: 13.46 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:09:48.46 +18:23:26.0: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:13:09.71 +18:04:56.4: 14.10 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:02:28.26 +13:27:56.1: 12.61 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:09:30.64 +13:36:17.5: 12.18 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.48 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.04 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.64 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.21 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:14:45.01 +14:04:33.4: ref_mag=13.48 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.6421 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:13:09.71 +18:04:56.4: ref_mag=14.04 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2248 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:02:28.26 +13:27:56.1: ref_mag=12.64 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7836 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:09:30.64 +13:36:17.5: ref_mag=12.21 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4204 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:37:27.19 +18:12:51.1: 13.98 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:08:03.68 +17:00:33.1: 13.52 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:41:02.01 +17:07:58.4: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.53 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:57:46.15 +12:15:35.7: 13.50 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:08:03.68 +17:00:33.1: ref_mag=13.53 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5084 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:57:46.15 +12:15:35.7: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5453 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:37:27.19 +18:12:51.1: 14.03 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.00 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:37:27.19 +18:12:51.1: ref_mag=14.00 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.8180 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:03:21.05 +14:38:32.4: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:23:30.56 +17:10:28.2: 14.44 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:30:06.61 +16:19:26.9: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-07-04_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0137.fits at 03:33:18.41 +16:04:08.1: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:23:30.56 +17:10:28.2: 14.40 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:03:21.05 +14:38:32.4: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.42 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:23:30.56 +17:10:28.2: ref_mag=14.42 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.3577 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:30:06.61 +16:19:26.9: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-08-02_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0138.fits at 03:33:18.41 +16:04:08.1: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 4s
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Considering the candidate 53518_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53518_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:32:42.44 +16:18:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53525_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53525_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53527_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53527_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:15:57.75 +18:58:27.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53530_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53530_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53531_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53531_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53725_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 53725_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 53778_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53778_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53891_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 53891_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 53920_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53920_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:54:47.26 +09:11:53.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53922_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53922_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:36:02.16 +16:29:19.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 53949_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 53949_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54018_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54018_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:12:57.60 +17:08:40.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54049_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 54049_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 54062_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54062_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54107_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54107_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54138_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 54138_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 54167_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54167_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:36:16.09 +17:49:40.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54169_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54169_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:07:55.04 +16:03:54.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54370_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 54370_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 54376_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 54376_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 54521_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
Preparing report for the candidate 54521_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
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Considering the candidate 17153_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 17153_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:54:23.52 +16:01:01.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 37088_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373
The candidate 37088_fd_Tau-05-Q1b1x1_2026-08-19_04-04-43_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0373 did not pass the final checks
