This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 08 25.3992* 08 12 28.29 +62 36 22.1 11.3 U UMa 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
SU UMa,2461277.8992,11.32,0.05,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
SU UMa 20260825.3992 11.32CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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 25.3992* 08 12 28.30 +62 36 22.0 11.3 U UMa 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
SU UMa,2461277.8992,11.35,0.05,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
SU UMa 20260825.3992 11.35CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461082.80383981 11.02.2026 07:17:21.760 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
First image: 2461082.80383981 11.02.2026 07:17:21.760 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Last image: 2461277.89954704 25.08.2026 09:35:10.864 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
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: 5 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): 9100
Objects passed selection criteria: 9073
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7328
Average stars matched: 7164.75 (97.7722 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 235268 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Aug 25 04:39:47 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: 2461082.80383981 11.02.2026 07:17:21.760 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
First image: 2461082.80383981 11.02.2026 07:17:21.760 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Last image: 2461277.89954704 25.08.2026 09:35:10.864 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 42
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26
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: 14 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): 52768
Objects passed selection criteria: 52621
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 41248.2
Average stars matched: 40010.8 (96.9999 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 274056 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Mon Aug 24 15:05:05 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-195-gae6eb4b1
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-08-24)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Aug 25 04:40:45 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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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: 2461277.89894171
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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Image size: 942.8'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69 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 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1067 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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Image size: 942.7'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75 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 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1151 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 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69
Second-epoch second image center 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00840 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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.AJyvXuJgyQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yXOgKxA3Iv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wlbVRAA24E
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZV5r4Bphkf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg
Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.868000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.868000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.53
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.34
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4100 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5418 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4100 deg
Loaded 8849 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): 5401 out of 5701 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5701 out of 9619 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec +55.4555 to +67.4099 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5413 deg, Dec 55.4555 to 67.4099 deg
Loaded 8848 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): 5383 out of 5695 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5695 out of 9596 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
2.2 pix UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
3.0 pix fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
3.0 pix fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
15.3 mag. UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
13.9 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
13.9 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.AJyvXuJgyQ (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=686, bad_region=0, passed=9619
Got 9619 stars (including 8917 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9619 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9619 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9619 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9619 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5385)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.291 n_q1=1045 n_q2=1423 n_q3=1046 n_q4=1382 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.433
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.yXOgKxA3Iv (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=696, bad_region=0, passed=9596
Got 9596 stars (including 8884 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9596 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4902 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 727 to 789 (Dec 55.5 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4901 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9596 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4901 stars left (next iteration limit 5391)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4901 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.299 n_q1=1037 n_q2=1434 n_q3=1042 n_q4=1388 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.387
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.wlbVRAA24E (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.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=227, bad_region=1, passed=5136
Got 5136 stars (including 4901 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5136 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013094 (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 0.010476 (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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4805 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4800 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4800 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4800 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 729 to 788 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4804 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4801 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4801 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4801 stars left (next iteration limit 5280)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4801 robust_rms=7.596 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=18.277 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4801 robust_rms=0.417 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.545 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4801 robust_rms=0.346 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.456 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4801 robust_rms_before=1.038 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.321 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.346 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.410 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.456
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.410 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits N_match=4801 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.269 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1456 n_q2=835 n_q3=1514 n_q4=996 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.314
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.ZV5r4Bphkf (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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=249, bad_region=1, passed=5168
Got 5168 stars (including 4915 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5168 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 729 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4819 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4815 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5168 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 729 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4818 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5168 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5168 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4815 stars left (next iteration limit 5296)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4815 robust_rms=7.681 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=17.530 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4815 robust_rms=0.424 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.537 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4815 robust_rms=0.343 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.429 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4815 robust_rms_before=1.040 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.316 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.343 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.397 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.429
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.397 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits N_match=4815 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=1471 n_q2=827 n_q3=1511 n_q4=1006 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.241
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits sigma_overall=0.353 worst_q_ratio=1.433
ref2=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits sigma_overall=0.365 worst_q_ratio=1.387
new1=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits sigma_overall=0.320 worst_q_ratio=1.314
new2=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits sigma_overall=0.317 worst_q_ratio=1.241
reference average sigma_overall=0.359 worst_q_ratio=1.41
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302_astrometric_residuals.png (4896 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303_astrometric_residuals.png (4901 matched stars from wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262_astrometric_residuals.png (4801 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263_astrometric_residuals.png (4815 matched stars from wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: 10.91 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: 10.89 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.90 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: ref_mag=10.90 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.0650 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
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 20539_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 20539_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20569_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 20569_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:54:26.91 +65:18:53.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20580_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 20580_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:30:26.65 +60:41:08.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20610_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
Preparing report for the candidate 20610_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
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Considering the candidate 20631_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 20631_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:37:24.14 +63:58:51.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 09362_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 09362_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:55:50.99 +57:11:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 2s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s
Prepared the HTML report for the field UMa-02-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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.2' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Image size: 942.8'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69 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 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1067 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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Image size: 942.7'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.91"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75 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 08:34:18.663 +61:59:38.81
Second-epoch image center 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.1151 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 08:33:49.549 +62:05:03.69
Second-epoch second image center 08:33:47.142 +62:05:28.75
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00840 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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7zNmhmnLwg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits &> /tmp/tmp.73AotvIbfh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dvDNfTR42y
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4wsI3y7u5O
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits and wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits) and catalog (wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg
Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.754100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.754100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.26
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 56661 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec +55.3287 to +67.4112 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5794 deg, Dec 55.3287 to 67.4112 deg
Loaded 8955 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): 5034 out of 5776 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5776 out of 56661 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 56645 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec +55.3459 to +67.4186 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 109.7385 to 148.5789 deg, Dec 55.3459 to 67.4186 deg
Loaded 8948 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): 5045 out of 5770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5770 out of 56645 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 40 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
2.0 pix UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
2.9 pix fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
2.8 pix fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
15.5 mag. UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
14.2 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
14.2 mag. fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.7zNmhmnLwg (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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=21, blended=2986, bad_region=5, passed=56640
Got 56640 stars (including 53549 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56640 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4892 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56640 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56640 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4892 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56640 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4892 stars left (next iteration limit 5381)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits N_match=4892 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.281 n_q1=1040 n_q2=1417 n_q3=1035 n_q4=1400 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.408
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.73AotvIbfh (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits' -> 'wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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=21, blended=2922, bad_region=5, passed=56624
Got 56624 stars (including 53603 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 56624 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 726 to 789 (Dec 55.3 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 56624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.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_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.472 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.299 n_q1=1040 n_q2=1423 n_q3=1040 n_q4=1391 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.345
The image catalog is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits -region wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.dvDNfTR42y (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.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=815, bad_region=15, passed=26277
Got 26277 stars (including 25401 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26277 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013094 (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 0.010476 (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 728 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4887 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4887 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 728 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4889 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26277 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4889 stars left (next iteration limit 5375)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.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=4889 robust_rms=7.179 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=21.403 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.419 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.525 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4889 robust_rms=0.345 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.455 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4889 robust_rms_before=1.034 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.323 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.345 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.409 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.455
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.409 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits N_match=4889 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.336 n_q1=1460 n_q2=818 n_q3=1618 n_q4=993 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-34-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0262.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.4wsI3y7u5O (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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=879, bad_region=16, passed=26684
Got 26684 stars (including 25735 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 26684 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013093 (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 0.010474 (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 729 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4885 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26684 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
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 729 to 789 (Dec 55.8 to 67.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26684 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4885 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26684 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4885 stars left (next iteration limit 5373)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.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=4885 robust_rms=7.286 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=19.662 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4885 robust_rms=0.422 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.527 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4885 robust_rms=0.341 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.421 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4885 robust_rms_before=1.032 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.312 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.341 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.392 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.421
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.392 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits N_match=4885 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.333 n_q1=1448 n_q2=827 n_q3=1610 n_q4=1000 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.242
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-25_CI_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_043550_TTUQ1b1x1_386616_GoANixwT/fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits -region wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
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Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
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Preparing the HTML report for the field UMa-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 07:48:48.96 +64:58:35.3: 13.55 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: 11.06 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 08:09:30.78 +65:41:20.3: 12.75 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 08:09:30.78 +65:41:20.3: 12.77 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: 11.04 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 07:48:48.96 +64:58:35.3: 13.59 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.76 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.05 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.57 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:09:30.78 +65:41:20.3: ref_mag=12.76 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5778 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:37:12.91 +61:49:44.0: ref_mag=11.05 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.2157 delta=-0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:48:48.96 +64:58:35.3: ref_mag=13.57 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6678 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 08:16:48.19 +64:35:05.5: 13.64 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 07:28:45.18 +63:53:53.0: 13.19 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 09:12:40.11 +61:41:49.7: 13.33 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-17-21_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0302.fits at 08:23:24.06 +61:28:26.8: 13.65 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 07:28:45.18 +63:53:53.0: 13.19 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 08:16:48.19 +64:35:05.5: 13.54 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.19 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.58 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 07:28:45.18 +63:53:53.0: ref_mag=13.19 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2252 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:16:48.19 +64:35:05.5: ref_mag=13.58 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.3628 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 09:12:40.11 +61:41:49.7: 13.40 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.36 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:12:40.11 +61:41:49.7: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1234 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-02-11_01-18-03_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0303.fits at 08:23:24.06 +61:28:26.8: 13.61 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.63 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:23:24.06 +61:28:26.8: ref_mag=13.63 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4712 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 70718_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70718_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 70724_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70724_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 70793_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70793_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70796_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70796_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:30:06.38 +60:40:34.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70821_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70821_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70829_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70829_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70843_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70843_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:10:57.37 +63:32:52.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70907_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70907_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70910_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70910_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70934_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70934_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 70966_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70966_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:09:48.08 +65:39:11.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70976_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70976_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 70985_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70985_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:39:04.87 +59:57:55.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70988_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70988_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:35:12.70 +66:16:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70990_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70990_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:34:47.23 +65:07:01.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 70993_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 70993_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71004_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71004_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71015_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71015_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71021_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71021_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:38:26.63 +66:15:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71087_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71087_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 71103_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71103_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:37:05.96 +65:36:29.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71133_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71133_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:23:29.91 +65:23:37.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71141_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71141_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:15:47.46 +60:21:18.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 71151_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71151_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 71153_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71153_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 71183_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71183_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (28.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71200_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71200_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (30.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71213_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71213_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 71261_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71261_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (25.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71264_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71264_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (26.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71351_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71351_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 71376_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 71376_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (29.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 26033_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
Preparing report for the candidate 26033_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
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Considering the candidate 10578_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 10578_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:54:26.94 +65:18:53.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 26260_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 26260_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:30:08.45 +62:27:42.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17230_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 17230_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:37:24.14 +63:58:51.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 17952_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 17952_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:36:44.21 +62:17:18.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 36104_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 36104_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 07:55:50.98 +57:11:55.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 42851_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 42851_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:21:42.79 +56:41:59.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 41929_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263
The candidate 41929_fd_UMa-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-25_04-35-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0263 did not pass the final checks