This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4
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 08.3381 2461291.8381 12.17 21:29:19.96 -01:13:00.2
52.27527 -35.12355 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 2.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.476 Hedwig 0 0 0 12.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:29:19.96 -01:13:00.2: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:29:19.96 -01:13:00.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461291.8381,12.17,0.05,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 20260908.3381 12.17CV 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 08.3381 2461291.8381 14.41 21:24:15.59 -01:15:54.6
51.39512 -34.08185 galactic Aqr Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 2.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1293 Sonja 0 -1 1 14.6 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:24:15.59 -01:15:54.6: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:24:15.59 -01:15:54.6: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461291.8381,14.41,0.05,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 20260908.3381 14.41CV 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: 2461208.87407108 17.06.2026 08:58:29.741 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
First image: 2461208.87407108 17.06.2026 08:58:29.741 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Last image: 2461291.83827580 08.09.2026 08:06:57.029 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 9413
Objects passed selection criteria: 9379
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7136.25
Average stars matched: 6623.5 (92.8149 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 234904 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 Tue Sep 8 03:10:56 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: 2461208.87407108 17.06.2026 08:58:29.741 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
First image: 2461208.87407108 17.06.2026 08:58:29.741 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Last image: 2461291.83827580 08.09.2026 08:06:57.029 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 65
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.41
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: 16 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): 60779
Objects passed selection criteria: 60628
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.9 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 46604
Average stars matched: 43087.5 (92.4545 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 276860 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 Tue Sep 8 03:11:46 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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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: 2461291.83783244
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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 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: 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35 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 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95
Second-epoch image center 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0112 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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 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: 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71 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 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95
Second-epoch image center 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0092 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 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00389 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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lFJa4fGwQn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZxDzFNLrKS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits &> /tmp/tmp.u2ivqAQvFN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ePSa59Z4K2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 10566 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5722 to 329.3087 deg, Dec -7.2517 to +3.2860 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 313.5722 to 329.3087 deg, Dec -7.2517 to 3.2860 deg
Loaded 7209 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): 5977 out of 6221 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6221 out of 10566 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.706000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.706000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.72
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.99
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.99
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 10566 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5722 to 329.3087 deg, Dec -7.2517 to +3.2860 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 313.5722 to 329.3087 deg, Dec -7.2517 to 3.2860 deg
Loaded 7209 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): 5977 out of 6221 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6221 out of 10566 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=6.2)
Read 10647 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5706 to 329.2866 deg, Dec -7.2518 to +3.2812 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 313.5706 to 329.2866 deg, Dec -7.2518 to 3.2812 deg
Loaded 7198 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): 5992 out of 6227 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6227 out of 10647 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
2.3 pix Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
2.5 pix fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
2.5 pix fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.0 mag. Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
15.0 mag. Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 11.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.lFJa4fGwQn (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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=660, bad_region=2105, passed=10566
Got 10566 stars (including 7902 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10566 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4764 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4736 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4736 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4736 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4764 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4737 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4737 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4737 stars left (next iteration limit 5209)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4737 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.318 n_q1=1574 n_q2=741 n_q3=1590 n_q4=832 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.066
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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.ZxDzFNLrKS (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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=666, bad_region=2099, passed=10647
Got 10647 stars (including 7981 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 10647 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4768 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4768 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 8991 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4739 stars left (next iteration limit 5212)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits N_match=4739 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.328 n_q1=1575 n_q2=729 n_q3=1609 n_q4=826 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.107
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits -region wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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.u2ivqAQvFN (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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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=575, bad_region=1793, passed=7671
Got 7671 stars (including 5553 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7671 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4729 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4732 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4706 stars left (next iteration limit 5179)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4706 robust_rms=6.733 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.966 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4706 robust_rms=0.393 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.424 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4706 robust_rms=0.353 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.414 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4706 robust_rms_before=0.723 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.376 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.393 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.455 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.424
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.455 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits N_match=4706 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.456 n_q1=1507 n_q2=989 n_q3=1398 n_q4=812 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.189
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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.ePSa59Z4K2 (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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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=564, bad_region=1792, passed=7600
Got 7600 stars (including 5506 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7600 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4730 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4709 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4733 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6251 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4710 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6255 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4710 stars left (next iteration limit 5179)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=6.741 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.003 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=0.398 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.429 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4710 robust_rms=0.358 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.415 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4710 robust_rms_before=0.744 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.377 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.398 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.433 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.429
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.433 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits N_match=4710 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.445 n_q1=1526 n_q2=994 n_q3=1374 n_q4=816 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.128
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits sigma_overall=0.350 worst_q_ratio=1.066
ref2=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits sigma_overall=0.344 worst_q_ratio=1.107
new1=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits sigma_overall=0.384 worst_q_ratio=1.189
new2=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits sigma_overall=0.394 worst_q_ratio=1.128
reference average sigma_overall=0.347 worst_q_ratio=1.0865
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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394_astrometric_residuals.png (4737 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370_astrometric_residuals.png (4739 matched stars from wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272_astrometric_residuals.png (4706 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273_astrometric_residuals.png (4710 matched stars from wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:14:06.01 +00:19:12.1: 12.69 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:33:45.21 +01:31:05.4: 12.79 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:33:45.21 +01:31:05.4: 12.72 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:14:06.01 +00:19:12.1: 12.60 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.75 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.64 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:33:45.21 +01:31:05.4: ref_mag=12.75 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.0895 delta=0.66 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:14:06.01 +00:19:12.1: ref_mag=12.64 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=11.8570 delta=0.78 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20689_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 20689_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:15:01.38 -02:53:44.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20833_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 20833_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:23:05.83 +00:50:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 21775_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 21775_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 21960_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 21960_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Aqr-01-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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 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: 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35 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 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95
Second-epoch image center 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0112 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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Image size: 937.0'x624.0' 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: 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71 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 21:25:42.918 -01:59:00.95
Second-epoch image center 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0092 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 21:25:42.808 -01:59:41.35
Second-epoch second image center 21:25:42.129 -01:59:31.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00389 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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits &> /tmp/tmp.t7Q3eOvCJ4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits &> /tmp/tmp.9IK7gkXa2P
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Kt3DVdVkzR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits &> /tmp/tmp.3pNGPkCejT
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits and wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits) and catalog (wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 66239 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5693 to 329.3169 deg, Dec -7.2535 to +3.2922 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
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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 313.5693 to 329.3169 deg, Dec -7.2535 to 3.2922 deg
Loaded 7218 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): 5680 out of 6425 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6425 out of 66239 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.570750
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.570750
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.41
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.16
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.16
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 66239 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5693 to 329.3169 deg, Dec -7.2535 to +3.2922 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 313.5693 to 329.3169 deg, Dec -7.2535 to 3.2922 deg
Loaded 7218 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): 5680 out of 6425 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6425 out of 66239 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 65905 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 313.5683 to 329.3175 deg, Dec -7.2611 to +3.2815 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 313.5683 to 329.3175 deg, Dec -7.2611 to 3.2815 deg
Loaded 7212 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): 5703 out of 6425 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6425 out of 65905 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 45 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
2.2 pix Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
2.4 pix fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.2 mag. Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
15.2 mag. Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.t7Q3eOvCJ4 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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=15, blended=3855, bad_region=9067, passed=66224
Got 66224 stars (including 53793 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 66224 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4757 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4740 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4757 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59476 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4739 stars left (next iteration limit 5214)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits N_match=4739 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.342 n_q1=1620 n_q2=751 n_q3=1511 n_q4=857 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.074
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits -region wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.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.9IK7gkXa2P (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits' -> 'wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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=16, blended=3874, bad_region=8838, passed=65889
Got 65889 stars (including 53670 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 65889 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (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 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4756 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4737 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4737 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4737 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4756 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4736 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4736 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59322 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4736 stars left (next iteration limit 5210)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits N_match=4736 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.334 n_q1=1608 n_q2=737 n_q3=1538 n_q4=853 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.096
The image catalog is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits -region wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.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.Kt3DVdVkzR (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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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=9, blended=3528, bad_region=7682, passed=44406
Got 44406 stars (including 35133 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44406 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4720 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4703 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4703 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4703 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4723 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4703 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4702 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38547 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4702 stars left (next iteration limit 5173)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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=4702 robust_rms=6.735 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.269 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4702 robust_rms=0.391 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.421 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4702 robust_rms=0.351 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.414 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4702 robust_rms_before=0.728 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.363 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.391 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.461 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.421
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.461 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits N_match=4702 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.375 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.441 n_q1=1550 n_q2=934 n_q3=1440 n_q4=778 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.177
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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.3pNGPkCejT (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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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=8, blended=3390, bad_region=7668, passed=44403
Got 44403 stars (including 35200 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44403 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013014 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010411 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4723 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4706 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4706 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38574 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4726 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38574 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4705 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 38574 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4705 stars left (next iteration limit 5176)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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=4705 robust_rms=6.636 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.553 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4705 robust_rms=0.394 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.431 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4705 robust_rms=0.352 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.409 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4705 robust_rms_before=0.748 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.358 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.352 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.419 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.409
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.419 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits N_match=4705 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.423 n_q1=1555 n_q2=942 n_q3=1431 n_q4=777 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.118
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits -region wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-18_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0272.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.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_2026-09-08_CI_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_030839_TTUQ2b1x1_1491702_FGlHnrJ4/wcs_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Aqr-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:42:02.26 -06:00:08.8: 12.95 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:43:32.96 -04:33:10.5: 13.02 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:39:17.61 -04:48:07.3: 13.99 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:29:19.96 -01:13:00.2: 15.88 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:25:30.47 +02:01:22.3: 13.13 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:36:09.74 -06:01:22.4: 12.30 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:31:35.24 +02:08:21.3: 13.76 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:14:55.63 +01:40:05.0: 13.22 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:33:15.42 -00:48:43.4: 13.55 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:39:17.61 -04:48:07.3: 13.95 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:43:32.96 -04:33:10.5: 13.00 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:42:02.26 -06:00:08.8: 12.87 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:25:30.47 +02:01:22.3: 13.23 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:36:09.74 -06:01:22.4: 12.35 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:31:35.24 +02:08:21.3: 13.94 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:29:19.96 -01:13:00.2: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.90 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.01 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.17 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.97 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.32 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.83 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:43:32.96 -04:33:10.5: ref_mag=13.01 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1858 delta=-0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:25:30.47 +02:01:22.3: ref_mag=13.17 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2115 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:42:02.26 -06:00:08.8: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8935 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:39:17.61 -04:48:07.3: ref_mag=13.97 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1392 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:36:09.74 -06:01:22.4: ref_mag=12.32 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.4738 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:31:35.24 +02:08:21.3: ref_mag=13.83 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0825 delta=-0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:14:55.63 +01:40:05.0: 13.19 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.21 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:14:55.63 +01:40:05.0: ref_mag=13.21 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1677 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:36:28.13 -05:38:47.4: 13.40 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:33:15.42 -00:48:43.4: 13.50 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.52 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:33:15.42 -00:48:43.4: ref_mag=13.52 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=13.4760 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:36:28.13 -05:38:47.4: 13.53 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.46 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:36:28.13 -05:38:47.4: ref_mag=13.46 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5139 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:20:12.38 +01:18:51.5: 13.70 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:12:14.94 -01:21:10.5: 13.38 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:30:45.69 +00:16:28.5: 13.99 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:21:35.31 -00:49:43.9: 13.52 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:43:22.50 -06:03:24.9: 14.51 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:20:12.38 +01:18:51.5: 13.69 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:12:14.94 -01:21:10.5: 13.35 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:30:45.69 +00:16:28.5: 13.93 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:21:35.31 -00:49:43.9: 13.49 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.70 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:20:12.38 +01:18:51.5: ref_mag=13.70 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.7267 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.37 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.96 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.50 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:12:14.94 -01:21:10.5: ref_mag=13.37 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4194 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:30:45.69 +00:16:28.5: ref_mag=13.96 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8847 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:21:35.31 -00:49:43.9: ref_mag=13.50 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5342 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:24:15.59 -01:15:54.6: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:43:22.50 -06:03:24.9: 14.65 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.57 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:43:22.50 -06:03:24.9: ref_mag=14.57 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.3359 delta=0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:39:26.41 +02:11:29.6: 14.68 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:24:15.59 -01:15:54.6: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:39:22.23 -04:21:54.8: 14.69 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:43:01.41 -02:16:57.6: 14.78 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:40:38.93 -05:51:48.0: 14.89 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:40:18.91 -03:40:51.1: 15.02 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:39:26.41 +02:11:29.6: 14.73 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:39:41.29 -04:07:39.9: 15.15 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.70 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:39:26.41 +02:11:29.6: ref_mag=14.70 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.3978 delta=0.30 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:35:16.80 -04:01:09.3: 14.56 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:39:22.23 -04:21:54.8: 14.58 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.63 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:40:38.93 -05:51:48.0: 15.16 +/- 0.24 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:40:18.91 -03:40:51.1: 14.93 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:43:01.41 -02:16:57.6: 15.33 +/- 0.27 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:39:22.23 -04:21:54.8: ref_mag=14.63 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.5854 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:39:41.29 -04:07:39.9: 15.12 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.99 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.91 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.97 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.13 +/- 0.16
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:40:38.93 -05:51:48.0: ref_mag=14.99 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.6768 delta=0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:43:01.41 -02:16:57.6: ref_mag=14.91 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.6922 delta=0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:40:18.91 -03:40:51.1: ref_mag=14.97 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.6166 delta=0.36 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:39:41.29 -04:07:39.9: ref_mag=15.13 +/- 0.16 new_mean_mag=14.6801 delta=0.45 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-17_03-58-29_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0394.fits at 21:32:03.29 -03:22:52.3: 14.78 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:35:16.80 -04:01:09.3: 14.76 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.64 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:35:16.80 -04:01:09.3: ref_mag=14.64 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.3986 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-06-18_04-07-11_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0370.fits at 21:32:03.29 -03:22:52.3: 14.85 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.81 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 21:32:03.29 -03:22:52.3: ref_mag=14.81 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.6143 delta=0.20 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out82473.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out89010.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 7s
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Done pre-generating finding charts.
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Considering the candidate 80733_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 80733_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 80735_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 80735_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 80744_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 80744_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 80745_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 80745_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 80746_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 80746_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 81583_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 81583_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 81627_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 81627_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.7") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 82473_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
Preparing report for the candidate 82473_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
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Considering the candidate 83773_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 83773_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 84512_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 84512_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 84709_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 84709_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 84886_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 84886_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 84937_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 84937_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 85268_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 85268_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 85527_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 85527_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.2") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 85548_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 85548_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 86076_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86076_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 86095_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86095_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 86621_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86621_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 86710_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86710_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 86850_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86850_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 86934_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 86934_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 87340_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 87340_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 87908_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 87908_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.8") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 88195_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88195_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 88387_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88387_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 88404_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88404_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 88537_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88537_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 88928_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88928_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 88968_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 88968_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.4") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 89010_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
Preparing report for the candidate 89010_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
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Considering the candidate 89048_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89048_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89057_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89057_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 89149_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89149_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 89237_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89237_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 89240_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89240_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89249_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89249_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89251_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89251_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89255_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89255_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89266_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89266_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89316_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89316_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 89337_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89337_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (14.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 89373_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 89373_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 24618_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 24618_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 21:15:01.39 -02:53:45.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 59612_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273
The candidate 59612_fd_Aqr-01-Q2b1x1_2026-09-08_03-06-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0273 did not pass the final checks