This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 03.3466 2461286.8466 13.53 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5
156.89221 -17.80045 galactic Per Second-epoch detections are separated by 8.6" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.762 Pulcova 3 2 3 14.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5: 15.41 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5: 15.85 +/- 0.28 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.55 +/- 0.16
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 09 03.3466* 03 31 44.40 +34 17 39.5 13.5 U Per 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,2461286.8466,13.53,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 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 20260903.3466 13.53CV 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 09 03.3466 2461286.8466 13.45 03:13:14.55 +36:20:52.7
152.40328 -18.28098 galactic Per Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 5.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.96 Aegle -0 -0 0 13.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:13:14.55 +36:20:52.7: 16.33 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:13:14.55 +36:20:52.7: 16.32 +/- 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 09 03.3466* 03 13 14.55 +36 20 52.7 13.4 U Per 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,2461286.8466,13.45,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 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 20260903.3466 13.45CV 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: 2461049.67904400 09.01.2026 04:17:39.402 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
First image: 2461049.67904400 09.01.2026 04:17:39.402 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Last image: 2461286.84689696 03.09.2026 08:19:21.897 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
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): 14950
Objects passed selection criteria: 14865
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.4 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 9351.5
Average stars matched: 8806.75 (94.1747 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 240832 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Sep 2 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-201-ga7d4d23b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-02)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Sep 3 05:03:56 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.67904400 09.01.2026 04:17:39.402 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
First image: 2461049.67904400 09.01.2026 04:17:39.402 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Last image: 2461286.84689696 03.09.2026 08:19:21.897 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 38
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
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: 26 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): 105867
Objects passed selection criteria: 105544
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.5 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 71608.5
Average stars matched: 66744.5 (93.2075 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 502892 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Wed Sep 2 15:05:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-201-ga7d4d23b
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-02)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Thu Sep 3 05:05:09 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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: 2461286.84628628
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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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: 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27 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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63 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 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27
Second-epoch image center 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0087 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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04 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 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27
Second-epoch image center 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0015 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 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63
Second-epoch second image center 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00940 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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KNcojRddAh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.60Evt0b4yl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits &> /tmp/tmp.aspZQAKq4D
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1VG6eVXbkO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits) and catalog (wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 19796 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.6418 to 59.9384 deg, Dec +32.1712 to +43.3164 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.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 38.6418 to 59.9384 deg, Dec 32.1712 to 43.3164 deg
Loaded 11337 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): 8321 out of 9114 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9114 out of 19796 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.943200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.943200
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 19796 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.6418 to 59.9384 deg, Dec +32.1712 to +43.3164 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 38.6418 to 59.9384 deg, Dec 32.1712 to 43.3164 deg
Loaded 11337 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): 8321 out of 9114 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9114 out of 19796 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 19606 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.5961 to 59.9683 deg, Dec +32.1775 to +43.3322 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 38.5961 to 59.9683 deg, Dec 32.1775 to 43.3322 deg
Loaded 11399 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): 8292 out of 9100 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9100 out of 19606 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
2.1 pix Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
2.4 pix fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
2.3 pix fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
15.4 mag. Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
13.7 mag. fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 13.7 (SNR ) 10.8 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=1744, bad_region=4968, passed=19796
Got 19796 stars (including 13502 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19796 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15912 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4894 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15912 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15912 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5360)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1712 n_q2=1175 n_q3=1239 n_q4=747 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.269
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits -region wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=1775, bad_region=4916, passed=19606
Got 19606 stars (including 13349 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 19606 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4897 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4879 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15729 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15729 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 15729 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.270 n_q1=1709 n_q2=1172 n_q3=1250 n_q4=747 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.245
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.aspZQAKq4D (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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=530, bad_region=1045, passed=5104
Got 5104 stars (including 3615 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5104 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3530 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3510 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3510 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3510 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4281 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3531 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3514 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4281 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3514 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4281 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 3514 stars left (next iteration limit 3861)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3514 robust_rms=6.794 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.068 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3514 robust_rms=0.683 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.795 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3514 robust_rms=0.433 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.496 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3514 robust_rms_before=1.009 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.458 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.433 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.511 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.496
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.511 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits N_match=3514 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.476 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.443 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.471 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.529 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.422 n_q1=944 n_q2=502 n_q3=1350 n_q4=718 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.112
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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.1VG6eVXbkO (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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=515, bad_region=1048, passed=5079
Got 5079 stars (including 3601 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5079 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3511 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3490 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3490 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.45"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3490 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
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 612 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3511 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3493 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.46"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3493 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.47"
Excluding outliers - 3493 stars left (next iteration limit 3839)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3493 robust_rms=6.819 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=11.283 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3493 robust_rms=0.721 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.820 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3493 robust_rms=0.472 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.522 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3493 robust_rms_before=1.027 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.490 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.472 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.532 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.522
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.532 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits N_match=3493 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.507 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.526 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.562 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.469 n_q1=924 n_q2=504 n_q3=1362 n_q4=703 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.109
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits sigma_overall=0.300 worst_q_ratio=1.269
ref2=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits sigma_overall=0.360 worst_q_ratio=1.245
new1=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits sigma_overall=0.476 worst_q_ratio=1.112
new2=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits sigma_overall=0.507 worst_q_ratio=1.109
reference average sigma_overall=0.33 worst_q_ratio=1.257
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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147_astrometric_residuals.png (4873 matched stars from wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148_astrometric_residuals.png (4878 matched stars from wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368_astrometric_residuals.png (3514 matched stars from wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.42 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369_astrometric_residuals.png (3493 matched stars from wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.45 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Per-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Per-04-Q2b1x1 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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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: 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27 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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63 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 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27
Second-epoch image center 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0087 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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04 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 03:16:22.514 +37:59:56.27
Second-epoch image center 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0015 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 03:16:22.452 +38:00:27.63
Second-epoch second image center 03:16:22.094 +37:59:54.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00940 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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits &> /tmp/tmp.6ksgI3a2Jm
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VPXe3TT7Fi
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OkxnqnqJkn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EO2PjtL4tK
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits and wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits) and catalog (wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 132599 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.5998 to 59.9756 deg, Dec +32.1555 to +43.3229 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 38.5998 to 59.9756 deg, Dec 32.1555 to 43.3229 deg
Loaded 11408 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): 6931 out of 9214 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9214 out of 132599 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.816000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.816000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.20
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 132599 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.5998 to 59.9756 deg, Dec +32.1555 to +43.3229 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 38.5998 to 59.9756 deg, Dec 32.1555 to 43.3229 deg
Loaded 11408 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): 6931 out of 9214 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9214 out of 132599 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (aperture=4.6)
Read 134915 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 38.5818 to 59.9697 deg, Dec +32.1685 to +43.3343 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 38.5818 to 59.9697 deg, Dec 32.1685 to 43.3343 deg
Loaded 11424 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): 6926 out of 9225 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 9225 out of 134915 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (aperture=4.5)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 30 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
1.9 pix Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
1.9 pix Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
2.0 pix fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
2.0 pix fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
15.6 mag. Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
14.0 mag. fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.0 (SNR ) 13.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=29, blended=13812, bad_region=25167, passed=132570
Got 132570 stars (including 95920 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 132570 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 113091 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4886 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 113091 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4870 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 113091 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4870 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits N_match=4870 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.279 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.231 n_q1=1686 n_q2=1087 n_q3=1326 n_q4=771 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.270
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits -region wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits' -> 'wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=45, blended=14009, bad_region=25626, passed=134870
Got 134870 stars (including 97581 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 134870 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4893 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115019 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 610 to 668 (Dec 32.2 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4876 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 115019 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4876 stars left (next iteration limit 5363)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits N_match=4876 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.265 n_q1=1674 n_q2=1091 n_q3=1327 n_q4=784 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.263
The image catalog is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits -region wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.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.OkxnqnqJkn (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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=13, blended=1773, bad_region=7308, passed=42769
Got 42769 stars (including 33928 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42769 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37470 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
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 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4891 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37470 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37470 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Excluding outliers - 4868 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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=4868 robust_rms=6.761 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.687 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4868 robust_rms=0.655 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.791 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4868 robust_rms=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.493 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4868 robust_rms_before=0.967 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.434 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.432 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.491 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.493
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.491 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits N_match=4868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.452 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.511 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.402 n_q1=1290 n_q2=756 n_q3=1731 n_q4=1091 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.131
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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.EO2PjtL4tK (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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 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=13, blended=1793, bad_region=7384, passed=43256
Got 43256 stars (including 34355 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43256 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.43"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 611 to 668 (Dec 32.4 to 43.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4889 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37935 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.44"
Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5353)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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=4869 robust_rms=6.782 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.916 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.689 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.818 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.511 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4869 robust_rms_before=0.975 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.469 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.463 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.526 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.511
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.526 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.493 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.468 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.506 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.555 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.448 n_q1=1297 n_q2=763 n_q3=1717 n_q4=1092 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.126
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits -region wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.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_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.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_2026-09-03_CI_Per-04-Q2b1x1_045944_TTUQ2b1x1_1516513_7jOs31W2/wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-18-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0368.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369.fits
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Preparing the HTML report for the field Per-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:32:00.39 +37:21:37.2: 12.08 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:31:31.84 +38:12:00.9: 13.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:13:14.55 +36:20:52.7: 16.33 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5: 15.41 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 02:56:17.70 +39:46:10.5: 12.51 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5: 15.85 +/- 0.28 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 02:56:17.70 +39:46:10.5: 12.57 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:32:00.39 +37:21:37.2: 12.07 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.55 +/- 0.16
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 03:31:44.40 +34:17:39.5: ref_mag=15.55 +/- 0.16 new_mean_mag=13.5125 delta=2.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.08 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.54 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:32:00.39 +37:21:37.2: ref_mag=12.08 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2752 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:56:17.70 +39:46:10.5: ref_mag=12.54 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7373 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:13:14.55 +36:20:52.7: 16.32 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:31:31.84 +38:12:00.9: 13.39 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.34 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:31:31.84 +38:12:00.9: ref_mag=13.34 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.5601 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:32:11.24 +37:23:45.1: 13.06 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 02:58:08.06 +36:03:51.0: 13.28 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:31:06.36 +37:19:32.8: 13.38 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:30:44.22 +40:19:52.1: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:32:11.24 +37:23:45.1: 13.07 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.06 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:32:11.24 +37:23:45.1: ref_mag=13.06 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2760 delta=-0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-17-39_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0147.fits at 03:37:16.40 +39:45:39.3: 13.07 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:31:06.36 +37:19:32.8: 13.34 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.36 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 02:58:08.06 +36:03:51.0: 13.37 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:31:06.36 +37:19:32.8: ref_mag=13.36 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2942 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.32 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:58:08.06 +36:03:51.0: ref_mag=13.32 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2298 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:30:44.22 +40:19:52.1: 13.33 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.31 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:30:44.22 +40:19:52.1: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2245 delta=0.09 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_22-18-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0148.fits at 03:37:16.40 +39:45:39.3: 13.14 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.10 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 03:37:16.40 +39:45:39.3: ref_mag=13.10 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4007 delta=-0.30 (need > 0.90)
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Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out153007.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
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Considering the candidate 153003_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153003_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:09:21.61 +37:39:40.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153004_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153004_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 153006_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
Preparing report for the candidate 153006_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
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Considering the candidate 153007_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
Preparing report for the candidate 153007_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
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Considering the candidate 153008_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153008_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:15:27.77 +38:08:54.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153015_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153015_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:23:21.09 +41:42:45.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 153017_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153017_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 153020_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153020_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 153024_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 153024_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:56:40.37 +40:07:45.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 156118_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 156118_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:24:41.68 +40:46:16.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 156134_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 156134_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:59:11.38 +35:09:28.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 156981_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 156981_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:11:17.50 +39:38:28.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 157527_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 157527_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:07:42.58 +36:35:37.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158537_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158537_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:13:36.33 +39:09:44.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158609_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158609_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:18:28.31 +37:57:12.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158661_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158661_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:22:42.33 +41:56:33.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158664_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158664_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:34:36.28 +38:47:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158671_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158671_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:10:02.40 +41:42:20.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158697_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158697_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:34:25.85 +41:56:14.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 158717_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158717_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 158740_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158740_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 158755_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158755_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 158873_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158873_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 158890_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 158890_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:35:08.24 +38:36:26.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 159178_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 159178_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:29:27.51 +40:34:30.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 159269_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 159269_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:33:35.57 +39:55:39.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 159494_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 159494_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 160709_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 160709_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 03:22:53.24 +38:46:08.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 80698_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 80698_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:57:08.78 +37:53:40.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 119098_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369
The candidate 119098_fd_Per-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-03_03-19-21_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0369 did not pass the final checks