This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI
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 28.3446* 04 13 23.15 +21 01 12.8 7.3 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8446,7.27,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3446 7.27CV 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 28.3446* 04 13 23.16 +21 01 12.9 7.5 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8446,7.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3446 7.47CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 28.3446 2461280.8446 12.68 03:29:53.24 +20:31:12.7
165.90444 -28.83455 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 8.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.64 Angelina -0 -0 1 12.7 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:29:53.24 +20:31:12.7: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:29:53.24 +20:31:12.7: 16.30 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 08 28.3446* 03 29 53.24 +20 31 12.7 12.7 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8446,12.68,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3446 12.68CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 28.3446 2461280.8446 13.10 03:18:27.42 +18:38:19.5
164.89167 -32.00080 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 8.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.72 Feronia 0 -0 1 13.1 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:18:27.42 +18:38:19.5: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:18:27.42 +18:38:19.5: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 08 28.3446* 03 18 27.42 +18 38 19.5 13.1 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8446,13.10,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3446 13.10CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 08 28.3446 2461280.8446 13.50 03:49:50.23 +17:29:17.3
172.17858 -27.86435 galactic Tau Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.62 Erato -1 -0 1 13.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:49:50.23 +17:29:17.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:49:50.23 +17:29:17.3: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 08 28.3446* 03 49 50.23 +17 29 17.3 13.5 U Tau 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461280.8446,13.50,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260828.3446 13.50CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
First image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Last image: 2461280.84502532 28.08.2026 08:16:40.188 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 10751
Objects passed selection criteria: 10696
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7284
Average stars matched: 7119.5 (97.7416 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 236624 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 Fri Aug 28 03:27:53 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
First image: 2461049.67777097 09.01.2026 04:15:49.412 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Last image: 2461280.84502532 28.08.2026 08:16:40.188 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 34
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 12 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 65768
Objects passed selection criteria: 65583
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 47228
Average stars matched: 45663 (96.6863 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 286164 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 Fri Aug 28 03:28:48 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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: 2461280.84407857
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:24.724 +21:58:55.11 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28
Second-epoch image center 03:41:24.724 +21:58:55.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0367 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28
Second-epoch image center 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0430 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 03:41:24.724 +21:58:55.11
Second-epoch second image center 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01362 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.F5GYXDkQAr
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JeAuKgeMI1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits &> /tmp/tmp.maQBSI0VSv
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NK0DBY2Ymn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 11324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.5354 to +27.2942 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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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 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.5354 to 27.2942 deg
Loaded 6127 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): 4779 out of 5136 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5136 out of 11324 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.939900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.939900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.51
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.43
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 11324 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.5354 to +27.2942 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 46.6706 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.5354 to 27.2942 deg
Loaded 6127 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): 4779 out of 5136 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5136 out of 11324 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 11315 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec +16.5175 to +27.2929 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 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec 16.5175 to 27.2929 deg
Loaded 6135 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): 4761 out of 5130 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5130 out of 11315 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
2.0 pix Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
2.3 pix fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
15.4 mag. Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.9 (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.F5GYXDkQAr (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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=882, bad_region=0, passed=11324
Got 11324 stars (including 10422 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11324 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4923 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11324 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4923 stars left (next iteration limit 5415)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits N_match=4923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.374 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.238 n_q1=1548 n_q2=1222 n_q3=1071 n_q4=1082 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.278
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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.JeAuKgeMI1 (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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=893, bad_region=0, passed=11315
Got 11315 stars (including 10408 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 11315 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4921 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4934 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4921 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 11315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4921 stars left (next iteration limit 5413)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits N_match=4921 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.308 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=1546 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1073 n_q4=1081 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.338
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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.maQBSI0VSv (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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=341, bad_region=0, passed=3315
Got 3315 stars (including 2969 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3315 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2910 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2909 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2915 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2910 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3315 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 2910 stars left (next iteration limit 3199)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2910 robust_rms=10.132 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.523 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2910 robust_rms=0.389 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.424 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2910 robust_rms=0.300 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.323 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2910 robust_rms_before=1.306 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.340 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.300 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.370 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.323
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:24.751 +21:58:53.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 3315 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1634530.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.306 -> 0.300 arcsec)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits N_match=2910 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.319 n_q1=647 n_q2=654 n_q3=672 n_q4=937 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.094
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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.NK0DBY2Ymn (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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=345, bad_region=0, passed=3333
Got 3333 stars (including 2987 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3333 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2935 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2930 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3332 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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2936 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3333 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2931 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3333 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 2931 stars left (next iteration limit 3223)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2931 robust_rms=10.160 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.768 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2931 robust_rms=0.391 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.408 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2931 robust_rms=0.296 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.339 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2931 robust_rms_before=1.267 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.331 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.296 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.356 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.339
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.356 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits N_match=2931 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=642 n_q2=640 n_q3=699 n_q4=950 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.061
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits sigma_overall=0.293 worst_q_ratio=1.278
ref2=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits sigma_overall=0.308 worst_q_ratio=1.338
new1=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits sigma_overall=0.326 worst_q_ratio=1.094
new2=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits sigma_overall=0.334 worst_q_ratio=1.061
reference average sigma_overall=0.3005 worst_q_ratio=1.308
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145_astrometric_residuals.png (4923 matched stars from wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146_astrometric_residuals.png (4921 matched stars from wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280_astrometric_residuals.png (2910 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281_astrometric_residuals.png (2931 matched stars from wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
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 20577_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
Preparing report for the candidate 20577_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Tau-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/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Image size: 941.6'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:24.751 +21:58:53.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28
Second-epoch image center 03:41:24.751 +21:58:53.80
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0367 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 03:41:33.276 +21:59:52.28
Second-epoch image center 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0430 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 03:41:24.751 +21:58:53.80
Second-epoch second image center 03:41:22.261 +21:59:30.18
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01395 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2SCtwZjckd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits &> /tmp/tmp.40lA0pDjug
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KiMOACfqm0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits &> /tmp/tmp.BLiz8mYpN7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits and wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits) and catalog (wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 71179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.4774 to +27.2939 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 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.4774 to 27.2939 deg
Loaded 6152 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): 4354 out of 5188 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5188 out of 71179 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.815850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.815850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.22
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.60
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 71179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec +16.4774 to +27.2939 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 46.6551 to 64.2537 deg, Dec 16.4774 to 27.2939 deg
Loaded 6152 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): 4354 out of 5188 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5188 out of 71179 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 71492 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec +16.4673 to +27.2929 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 46.6502 to 64.2538 deg, Dec 16.4673 to 27.2929 deg
Loaded 6157 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): 4359 out of 5185 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5185 out of 71492 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 33 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
1.9 pix Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
2.2 pix fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
2.2 pix fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
15.6 mag. Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
13.9 mag. fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.9 (SNR ) 13.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.2SCtwZjckd (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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=24, blended=4312, bad_region=7, passed=71155
Got 71155 stars (including 66715 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 71155 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4932 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4939 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4932 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71155 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4932 stars left (next iteration limit 5425)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits N_match=4932 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.281 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.223 n_q1=1490 n_q2=1223 n_q3=1113 n_q4=1106 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.284
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.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.40lA0pDjug (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits' -> 'wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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=17, blended=4374, bad_region=8, passed=71475
Got 71475 stars (including 66975 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 71475 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4937 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4928 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71475 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4937 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71475 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4928 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 71475 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4928 stars left (next iteration limit 5420)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits N_match=4928 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.294 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.284 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.230 n_q1=1490 n_q2=1228 n_q3=1108 n_q4=1102 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.318
The image catalog is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits -region wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.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.KiMOACfqm0 (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=682, bad_region=1, passed=23591
Got 23591 stars (including 22867 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23591 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4912 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23591 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4923 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23591 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4912 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23591 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4912 stars left (next iteration limit 5403)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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=4912 robust_rms=9.248 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.996 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4912 robust_rms=0.412 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.439 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4912 robust_rms=0.326 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.354 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4912 robust_rms_before=0.326 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.340 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.326 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.354 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.354
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.354 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits N_match=4912 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.336 n_q1=1112 n_q2=1071 n_q3=1181 n_q4=1548 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.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.BLiz8mYpN7 (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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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=4, blended=673, bad_region=1, passed=23782
Got 23782 stars (including 23068 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23782 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4914 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4922 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23782 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4913 stars left (next iteration limit 5404)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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=4913 robust_rms=9.591 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.032 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4913 robust_rms=0.403 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.430 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4913 robust_rms=0.319 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.355 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4913 robust_rms_before=1.271 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.338 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.319 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.370 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.355
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.370 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits N_match=4913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.336 n_q1=1107 n_q2=1040 n_q3=1219 n_q4=1547 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits -region wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.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
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-15-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0280.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-08-28_CI_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_032536_TTUQ1b1x1_1599600_yr3zMyNI/wcs_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Tau-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:29:53.24 +20:31:12.7: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 04:02:14.84 +22:26:15.7: 12.48 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:31:40.54 +18:47:35.7: 12.81 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:10:20.35 +26:05:53.8: 12.28 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:48:54.46 +23:50:01.5: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:20:20.07 +24:31:49.3: 12.40 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:56:01.85 +20:46:41.9: 12.86 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:52:11.03 +26:14:43.3: 12.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 04:12:41.55 +23:31:31.1: 12.54 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:48:54.46 +23:50:01.5: 12.40 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:29:53.24 +20:31:12.7: 16.30 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:10:20.35 +26:05:53.8: 12.26 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 04:02:14.84 +22:26:15.7: 12.55 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:31:40.54 +18:47:35.7: 12.78 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.37 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.27 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:48:54.46 +23:50:01.5: ref_mag=12.37 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3840 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.51 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:10:20.35 +26:05:53.8: ref_mag=12.27 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3606 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.79 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:02:14.84 +22:26:15.7: ref_mag=12.51 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6125 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:31:40.54 +18:47:35.7: ref_mag=12.79 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7290 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:20:20.07 +24:31:49.3: 12.43 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:52:11.03 +26:14:43.3: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 04:12:41.55 +23:31:31.1: 12.57 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.42 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.76 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:20:20.07 +24:31:49.3: ref_mag=12.42 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.6192 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:56:01.85 +20:46:41.9: 12.84 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.55 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:52:11.03 +26:14:43.3: ref_mag=12.76 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7217 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:12:41.55 +23:31:31.1: ref_mag=12.55 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7040 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.85 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:56:01.85 +20:46:41.9: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8028 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:39:54.71 +25:11:46.0: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:59:07.57 +23:38:22.5: 12.86 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:45:54.21 +23:08:33.4: 12.82 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 04:16:44.86 +26:19:53.1: 12.84 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:56:51.12 +22:43:26.9: 12.83 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:46:09.73 +23:08:03.3: 12.87 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:45:54.21 +23:08:33.4: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:59:07.57 +23:38:22.5: 12.84 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:18:27.42 +18:38:19.5: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.80 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:39:54.71 +25:11:46.0: 12.73 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:45:54.21 +23:08:33.4: ref_mag=12.80 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8490 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.85 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:59:07.57 +23:38:22.5: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8368 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.76 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:39:54.71 +25:11:46.0: ref_mag=12.76 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.8260 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:55:03.90 +25:06:44.0: 13.08 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 04:16:44.86 +26:19:53.1: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 04:16:44.86 +26:19:53.1: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:56:51.12 +22:43:26.9: 12.88 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:46:09.73 +23:08:03.3: 12.86 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.87 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.85 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:56:51.12 +22:43:26.9: ref_mag=12.85 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.0415 delta=-0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:46:09.73 +23:08:03.3: ref_mag=12.87 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.9958 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:18:27.42 +18:38:19.5: 16.15 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:55:03.90 +25:06:44.0: 13.10 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.09 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:55:03.90 +25:06:44.0: ref_mag=13.09 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1414 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:34:24.18 +22:45:55.2: 13.43 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:42:50.22 +24:29:29.9: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:49:42.93 +21:10:23.8: 13.25 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:36:51.37 +23:11:59.0: 13.41 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-15-49_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0145.fits at 03:49:50.23 +17:29:17.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:34:24.18 +22:45:55.2: 13.38 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:42:50.22 +24:29:29.9: 13.30 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.41 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:34:24.18 +22:45:55.2: ref_mag=13.41 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3859 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.30 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:42:50.22 +24:29:29.9: ref_mag=13.30 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4370 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:49:42.93 +21:10:23.8: 13.26 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.25 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:49:42.93 +21:10:23.8: ref_mag=13.25 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3310 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:36:51.37 +23:11:59.0: 13.38 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_22-16-30_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0146.fits at 03:49:50.23 +17:29:17.3: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.39 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:36:51.37 +23:11:59.0: ref_mag=13.39 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4014 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out87227.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out87331.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 86895_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 86895_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:37:23.85 +18:13:50.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 86901_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
Preparing report for the candidate 86901_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
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Considering the candidate 87009_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87009_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:20:23.17 +24:32:56.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87067_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87067_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87075_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87075_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87108_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87108_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:49:07.50 +24:00:40.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87111_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
Preparing report for the candidate 87111_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
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Considering the candidate 87117_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87117_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87123_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87123_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:47:20.92 +24:04:49.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87128_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87128_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87135_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87135_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87136_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87136_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87141_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87141_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87147_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87147_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87154_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87154_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87165_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87165_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87170_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87170_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:44:42.02 +24:17:11.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87177_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87177_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87183_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87183_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87200_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87200_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87201_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87201_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:53:04.42 +25:32:39.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87207_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87207_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87226_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87226_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:24:28.64 +22:02:25.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87227_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
Preparing report for the candidate 87227_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
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Considering the candidate 87246_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87246_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87261_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87261_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:31:22.99 +26:10:21.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87278_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87278_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 04:00:42.92 +18:12:30.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87289_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87289_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87295_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87295_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87300_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87300_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:53:56.24 +23:09:27.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 87303_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87303_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 87310_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281
The candidate 87310_fd_Tau-02-Q1b1x1_2026-08-28_03-16-40_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0281 did not pass the final checks