This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 24.1001 2461276.6001 12.50 18:28:38.27 -03:55:50.0
26.82635 3.26358 galactic Sct Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 9.1 pix
The object was found in VSX17" Gaia DR3 4257565728654610048
Type: L
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
17.270 G 17.450 G M
NOTE: the measured brightness disagrees with the variable-star record above, but is consistent with the asteroid identification below - so this is likely the asteroid rather than an outburst of the variable.
The object was found in astcheck.57 Mnemosyne -0 1 1 12.4 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:28:38.27 -03:55:50.0: 15.62 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:28:38.27 -03:55:50.0: 15.58 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 4257565728654610048,2461276.6001,12.50,0.05,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
Gaia DR3 4257565728654610048 20260824.1001 12.50CV 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 24.1001 2461276.6001 12.86 18:26:27.56 +01:31:42.6
31.44226 6.25399 galactic Ser Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.1" and 9.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.480 Hansa -1 0 1 12.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:26:27.56 +01:31:42.6: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:26:27.56 +01:31:42.6: 15.68 +/- 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 24.1000* 18 26 27.56 +01 31 42.6 12.9 U Ser 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461276.6001,12.86,0.05,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 20260824.1001 12.86CV 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: 2461203.80333762 12.06.2026 07:16:38.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
First image: 2461203.80333762 12.06.2026 07:16:38.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Last image: 2461276.60039944 24.08.2026 02:24:24.512 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 9485
Objects passed selection criteria: 9465
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7501.75
Average stars matched: 7279.5 (97.0374 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 236088 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Aug 20 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-192-g23359006
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-20)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Aug 23 21:42:08 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461203.80333762 12.06.2026 07:16:38.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
First image: 2461203.80333762 12.06.2026 07:16:38.370 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Last image: 2461276.60039944 24.08.2026 02:24:24.512 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 56
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 25 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): 95698
Objects passed selection criteria: 95494
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.8 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 75735
Average stars matched: 70249 (92.7563 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 563164 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Aug 20 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-192-g23359006
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-20)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Aug 23 21:43:16 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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: 2461276.59970729
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Image size: 940.7'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:08.177 -01:57:25.78 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88
Second-epoch image center 18:00:08.177 -01:57:25.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0497 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Image size: 940.7'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:11.028 -01:57:57.77 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 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88
Second-epoch image center 18:00:11.028 -01:57:57.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0533 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 18:00:08.177 -01:57:25.78
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:11.028 -01:57:57.77
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01483 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.RqKKKBNqBf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yDJp1xICTa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1SJ8UMEnHH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JYDXtk2bHt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 11030 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 262.1504 to 277.8775 deg, Dec -7.2481 to +3.2697 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 262.1504 to 277.8775 deg, Dec -7.2481 to 3.2697 deg
Loaded 5283 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): 4347 out of 4595 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4595 out of 11030 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.741300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.741300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.02
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 11030 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 262.1504 to 277.8775 deg, Dec -7.2481 to +3.2697 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 262.1504 to 277.8775 deg, Dec -7.2481 to 3.2697 deg
Loaded 5283 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): 4347 out of 4595 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4595 out of 11030 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 10215 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 261.8150 to 278.1791 deg, Dec -7.6580 to +3.7113 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.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 261.8150 to 278.1791 deg, Dec -7.6580 to 3.7113 deg
Loaded 6202 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): 4343 out of 4626 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4626 out of 10215 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 3 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
2.1 pix Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
2.6 pix fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
2.6 pix fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
15.1 mag. Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.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=756, bad_region=0, passed=11030
Got 11030 stars (including 10260 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11030 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4761 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4680 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4681 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4680 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11030 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.52"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.2 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4759 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11030 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.54"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4679 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11030 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.58"
Excluding outliers - 4679 stars left (next iteration limit 5148)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits N_match=4679 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.572 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.999 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.616 n_q1=925 n_q2=700 n_q3=1524 n_q4=1530 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.746
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -region wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.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.yDJp1xICTa (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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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=771, bad_region=0, passed=10215
Got 10215 stars (including 9433 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10215 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4673 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4674 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4673 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4673 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4673 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 10215 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.48"
Excluding outliers - 4673 stars left (next iteration limit 5140)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits N_match=4673 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.482 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.530 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.426 n_q1=1400 n_q2=1649 n_q3=683 n_q4=941 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -region wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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.1SJ8UMEnHH (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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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=316, bad_region=0, passed=4502
Got 4502 stars (including 4177 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4502 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013065 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010452 (37.6 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 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3955 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3897 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4502 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 412 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3956 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4502 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4502 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 3895 stars left (next iteration limit 4284)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3895 robust_rms=9.110 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=25.146 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3895 robust_rms=0.405 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.508 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3895 robust_rms=0.327 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.495 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=3895 robust_rms_before=0.818 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.451 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.405 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.702 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.508
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Image size: 940.6'x626.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:08.184 -01:57:26.52 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 4502 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky625201.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 3, robust RMS 0.818 -> 0.405 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits N_match=3895 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.509 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.601 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.474 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.451 n_q1=825 n_q2=582 n_q3=1383 n_q4=1105 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.254
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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.JYDXtk2bHt (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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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=333, bad_region=0, passed=4468
Got 4468 stars (including 4124 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4468 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013065 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010452 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3833 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3833 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3833 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4468 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Excluding outliers - 3833 stars left (next iteration limit 4215)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3833 robust_rms=9.095 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=22.888 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3833 robust_rms=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.488 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3833 robust_rms=0.334 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.454 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3833 robust_rms_before=0.818 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.457 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.334 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.666 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.454
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:11.036 -01:57:58.59 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 4468 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky625298.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 0.818 -> 0.334 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits N_match=3833 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.338 n_q1=818 n_q2=589 n_q3=1349 n_q4=1077 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.394
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits sigma_overall=0.572 worst_q_ratio=1.746
ref2=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits sigma_overall=0.482 worst_q_ratio=1.100
new1=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits sigma_overall=0.479 worst_q_ratio=1.254
new2=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.394
reference average sigma_overall=0.527 worst_q_ratio=1.423
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096_astrometric_residuals.png (4679 matched stars from wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.52 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017_astrometric_residuals.png (4673 matched stars from wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.46 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016_astrometric_residuals.png (3895 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.36 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017_astrometric_residuals.png (3833 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20881_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 20881_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:00:55.28 -00:38:17.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20886_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 20886_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:41:08.81 +00:29:46.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20130_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 20130_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:44:10.12 -03:22:20.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-07-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/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Image size: 940.6'x626.4' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:08.184 -01:57:26.52 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 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88
Second-epoch image center 18:00:08.184 -01:57:26.52
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0495 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
###################################
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 18:00:11.036 -01:57:58.59 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 18:00:00.065 -01:59:36.88
Second-epoch image center 18:00:11.036 -01:57:58.59
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0532 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 18:00:08.184 -01:57:26.52
Second-epoch second image center 18:00:11.036 -01:57:58.59
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01485 deg.
###################################
Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits &> /tmp/tmp.A9srrRua7Q
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits &> /tmp/tmp.noKNgSraxT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits &> /tmp/tmp.MMLiSE3lId
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LfqkxKwAZy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits and wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 105794 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 262.1419 to 277.8811 deg, Dec -7.2602 to +3.2747 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
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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 262.1419 to 277.8811 deg, Dec -7.2602 to 3.2747 deg
Loaded 5296 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): 3819 out of 4671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4671 out of 105794 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.569500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.569500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.35
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.22
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 105794 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 262.1419 to 277.8811 deg, Dec -7.2602 to +3.2747 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 262.1419 to 277.8811 deg, Dec -7.2602 to 3.2747 deg
Loaded 5296 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): 3819 out of 4671 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4671 out of 105794 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (aperture=4.5)
Read 116538 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 261.7978 to 278.1790 deg, Dec -7.6928 to +3.7326 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 261.7978 to 278.1790 deg, Dec -7.6928 to 3.7326 deg
Loaded 6249 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): 3788 out of 4753 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4753 out of 116538 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (aperture=4.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 50 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
1.8 pix Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
2.4 pix fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
15.3 mag. Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
14.1 mag. fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.1 (SNR ) 13.6 (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...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.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=10, blended=9238, bad_region=0, passed=105784
Got 105784 stars (including 96385 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 105784 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4743 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4680 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4680 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 105784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4743 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4678 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 105784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4678 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 105784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.51"
Excluding outliers - 4678 stars left (next iteration limit 5148)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.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_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits N_match=4678 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.558 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.950 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.573 n_q1=967 n_q2=711 n_q3=1500 n_q4=1500 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.701
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits -region wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
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Parsing command line arguments...
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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits 574.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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=46, blended=10306, bad_region=38, passed=116492
Got 116492 stars (including 105935 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 116492 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4742 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4681 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4681 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4681 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 116492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4742 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4681 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 116492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4681 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 116492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.50"
Excluding outliers - 4681 stars left (next iteration limit 5149)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits N_match=4681 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.519 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.430 n_q1=1354 n_q2=1623 n_q3=731 n_q4=973 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.111
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -region wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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.MMLiSE3lId (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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=1498, bad_region=0, passed=41597
Got 41597 stars (including 40030 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41597 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013064 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010451 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4739 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4666 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4738 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4665 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4665 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41597 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 4665 stars left (next iteration limit 5132)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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=4665 robust_rms=8.484 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=28.068 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4665 robust_rms=0.407 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.487 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4665 robust_rms=0.335 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.506 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4665 robust_rms_before=0.412 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.416 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.407 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.495 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.487
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.495 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits N_match=4665 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.496 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.616 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=919 n_q2=643 n_q3=1734 n_q4=1369 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.508
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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.LfqkxKwAZy (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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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=2, blended=1538, bad_region=0, passed=41465
Got 41465 stars (including 39851 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 41465 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010453 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4666 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41465 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4737 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41465 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4666 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 41465 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 4666 stars left (next iteration limit 5132)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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=4666 robust_rms=8.504 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=25.774 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4666 robust_rms=0.429 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.494 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4666 robust_rms=0.340 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.461 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4666 robust_rms_before=0.339 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.420 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.340 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.463 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.461
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.463 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits N_match=4666 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.431 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.508 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.621 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.383 n_q1=924 n_q2=656 n_q3=1730 n_q4=1356 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.440
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-23-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0016.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.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_2026-08-23_CI_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_213935_TTUQ1b1x1_601408_8uk1v6BA/wcs_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-07-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:12:00.08 -04:55:33.7: 13.34 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 17:39:35.61 -02:56:28.2: 13.08 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 17:48:15.54 -00:59:46.4: 12.69 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:28:38.27 -03:55:50.0: 15.62 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 17:39:35.61 -02:56:28.2: 13.17 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:12:00.08 -04:55:33.7: 13.77 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.12 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.47 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:39:35.61 -02:56:28.2: ref_mag=13.12 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2769 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 18:12:00.08 -04:55:33.7: ref_mag=13.47 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3288 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:26:27.56 +01:31:42.6: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 17:48:15.54 -00:59:46.4: 12.63 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:28:38.27 -03:55:50.0: 15.58 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.66 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:48:15.54 -00:59:46.4: ref_mag=12.66 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7214 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 17:49:37.73 -02:14:46.0: 13.20 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:26:27.56 +01:31:42.6: 15.68 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 17:49:37.73 -02:14:46.0: 13.35 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.27 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 17:49:37.73 -02:14:46.0: ref_mag=13.27 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2314 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-06-12_02-16-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0096.fits at 18:23:17.45 -04:57:05.2: 14.50 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_00-59-42_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0017.fits at 18:23:17.45 -04:57:05.2: 14.45 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.47 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 18:23:17.45 -04:57:05.2: ref_mag=14.47 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=13.3824 delta=1.09 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt__out14428.dat to exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out137535.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out137557.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 137451_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137451_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 137454_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137454_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:43:34.56 -04:25:17.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137457_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137457_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 137462_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137462_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:40:46.13 -00:46:41.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137482_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137482_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:31:59.92 +02:49:00.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137484_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137484_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:05:17.77 +02:29:59.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137490_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137490_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:31:17.02 +02:42:47.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137517_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137517_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:41:28.40 +00:01:43.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137524_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137524_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:53:06.45 -02:32:14.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137529_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137529_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:57:58.16 +02:13:44.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137531_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137531_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:05:33.52 +02:31:16.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137533_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137533_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:44:38.36 +02:36:07.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137534_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137534_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:16:55.62 +01:10:53.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137535_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
Preparing report for the candidate 137535_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
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Considering the candidate 137536_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137536_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 137544_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137544_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:29:53.03 -05:54:32.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137545_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137545_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:10:19.29 +02:36:15.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137549_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137549_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:49:38.44 +00:52:53.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137550_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137550_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:51:34.47 -06:50:35.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137551_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137551_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:57:10.54 +00:04:21.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137552_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137552_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:30:16.16 -05:51:22.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137557_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
Preparing report for the candidate 137557_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
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Considering the candidate 137561_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137561_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:36:40.78 -05:16:42.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137565_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137565_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:24:54.78 -05:39:01.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137568_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137568_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:14:14.14 +02:32:52.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137569_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137569_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:36:26.23 +03:06:02.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137571_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137571_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:45:02.72 -05:12:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137576_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137576_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 137589_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137589_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:11:36.13 -05:33:51.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137611_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137611_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:32:41.22 -04:41:15.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137641_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137641_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:17:17.72 -00:00:18.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137655_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137655_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:09:17.72 -00:18:44.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 137661_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 137661_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:12:55.82 -00:40:48.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 60637_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 60637_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:17:23.25 +02:23:34.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 130800_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 130800_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:05:23.80 +02:56:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 127154_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 127154_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:37:31.55 -04:00:30.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 15646_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 15646_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:39:06.37 -04:47:07.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 123815_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 123815_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:51:37.90 -01:32:21.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 122754_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 122754_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:38:36.19 -06:16:04.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 122713_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 122713_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:43:14.81 -04:20:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 122281_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 122281_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:06:35.61 -03:21:58.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 121480_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 121480_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:09:24.29 +02:41:32.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 120234_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 120234_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:17:19.76 +02:42:16.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119798_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 119798_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:41:08.82 +00:29:45.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 14428_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 14428_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:23:17.45 -04:57:05.2 in Gaia DR2 single (GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=#vizquery#, MAG_MEAN=13.39, MAG_FAINT_SEARCH_LIMIT=14.37)GAIADR2_OUTPUT=# 1.976 4161308158600054528 275.82309582618 -04.95183462964 13.2261 10.6192 VARIABLE#N_GAIA_STARS_WITIN_BLEND_SEARCH_RADIUS=#1#DISTANCE_ARCSEC=#1.976#MAX_ANGULAR_DISTANCE_BETWEEN_MEASURED_POSITION_AND_CATALOG_MATCH_ARCSEC=#5.9#
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Considering the candidate 118323_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 118323_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (53.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 05137_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 05137_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:51:33.20 -06:24:02.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 50440_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 50440_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 18:00:55.30 -00:38:17.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 39257_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 39257_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 17:44:45.14 -01:31:47.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 62119_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017
The candidate 62119_fd_Ser-07-Q1b1x1_2026-08-23_21-24-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0017 did not pass the final checks