######## Processing parameters ########
AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC=
BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst
CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ1b1x1
CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes
DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks
EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55
FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0
FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5
FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5
FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 100
GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK=
MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100
DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes
MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18
MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12
MPC_CODE= V36
NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000
NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000
OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3
ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN=
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=
REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU
HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242
STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5
SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0
TELESCOP=
TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION=
UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2
FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no
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HOSTNAME= tau
USER=
HOME=
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SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache
Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs
VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr
GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr)
INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes
FITS_FILE_EXT=fits
CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX=
Fields in the data directory:
Ser-01-Q1b1x1
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########### Starting Ser-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
Processing Ser-01-Q1b1x1
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 703506 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir
server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 703506 MB at .
Checking input images (2 new)
REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Small preview (one of the new images): 
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits_preview.png'
Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
renamed 'Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.png' -> 'transient_report/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits_preview.png'
Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK
Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK
Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK
Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold.
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INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 423.4692
INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 490.9527
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1730.1697
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 556.5543
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1697.0620
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 535.0844
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INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 4.0857
INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.040
INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image
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Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 27.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 25.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 5: "NAXIS2 = 6388" status=0
Record 6: "BZERO = 32768" status=0
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Record 16: "XBINNING= 1 / X axis binning factor" status=0
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Record 18: "GAIN = 30 / Sensor gain" status=0
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Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/d_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits :)
Spent 0.480180 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/d_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration
SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint
CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature
FOCTEMP = 26.2900009155273 / [degC] Focuser temperature
AMBTEMP = 25.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature
Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Header: 74 keys total, 33 keys left
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Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0
Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays...
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit
Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/d_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits :)
Spent 0.470374 seconds
renamed 'mdark_TTUQ1b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png'
try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats
MegaDivider v7
Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/d_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix
Avarage count on flat field image: 36313.440328
Minimal real count (from overscan): 5
Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits :)
No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=23343.0, right_median=27331.5)
renamed 'mff_TTUQ1b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png'
Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
after the calibration attempt:
SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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: 2461301.67440282
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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: 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77 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_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Image size: 942.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39 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 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77
Second-epoch image center 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0453 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Image size: 942.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74 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 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77
Second-epoch image center 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0326 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 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39
Second-epoch second image center 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01480 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Dm6egDBbba
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hgXDyjoF1f
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits &> /tmp/tmp.U8llpu2DfY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WZ5CyqMCdI
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7832 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6295 to 244.1087 deg, Dec +16.6026 to +27.2570 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 226.6295 to 244.1087 deg, Dec 16.6026 to 27.2570 deg
Loaded 5148 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): 4103 out of 4252 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4252 out of 7832 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.794200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.794200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.33
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.46
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.46
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7832 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6295 to 244.1087 deg, Dec +16.6026 to +27.2570 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 226.6295 to 244.1087 deg, Dec 16.6026 to 27.2570 deg
Loaded 5148 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): 4103 out of 4252 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4252 out of 7832 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 7152 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6287 to 244.1088 deg, Dec +16.6026 to +27.2691 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 226.6287 to 244.1088 deg, Dec 16.6026 to 27.2691 deg
Loaded 5155 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): 4111 out of 4234 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4234 out of 7152 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (aperture=6.6)
____ 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 Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.3 pix Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
15.3 mag. Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 11.6 (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.Dm6egDBbba (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=440, bad_region=0, passed=7832
Got 7832 stars (including 7382 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7832 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7832 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4916 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7832 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7832 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5402)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.434 n_q1=1239 n_q2=1109 n_q3=1322 n_q4=1241 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.212
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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.hgXDyjoF1f (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=400, bad_region=0, passed=7152
Got 7152 stars (including 6747 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7152 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4911 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7152 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7152 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4911 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7152 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4911 stars left (next iteration limit 5402)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=4911 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.455 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.466 n_q1=1284 n_q2=1057 n_q3=1392 n_q4=1178 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.247
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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.U8llpu2DfY (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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=226, bad_region=0, passed=3322
Got 3322 stars (including 3093 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3322 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013088 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010470 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3037 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3035 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3034 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3035 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3321 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3038 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3036 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3036 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3321 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 3036 stars left (next iteration limit 3338)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3036 robust_rms=8.782 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=17.987 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3036 robust_rms=0.549 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.638 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3036 robust_rms=0.435 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.607 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=3036 robust_rms_before=0.915 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.363 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.549 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.511 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.638
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.511 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits N_match=3036 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.451 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.335 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.506 n_q1=840 n_q2=571 n_q3=1008 n_q4=617 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.335
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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.WZ5CyqMCdI (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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=224, bad_region=0, passed=3579
Got 3579 stars (including 3352 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3579 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013088 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010470 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3291 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3288 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3284 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3288 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3575 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3291 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3576 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3576 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 3290 stars left (next iteration limit 3616)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3290 robust_rms=8.098 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=28.278 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3290 robust_rms=0.562 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.736 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3290 robust_rms=0.422 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.542 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3290 robust_rms_before=0.979 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.367 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.422 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.475 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.542
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.475 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits N_match=3290 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.466 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.453 n_q1=935 n_q2=572 n_q3=1155 n_q4=628 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits sigma_overall=0.381 worst_q_ratio=1.212
ref2=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits sigma_overall=0.373 worst_q_ratio=1.247
new1=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits sigma_overall=0.379 worst_q_ratio=1.335
new2=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits sigma_overall=0.373 worst_q_ratio=1.249
reference average sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.2295
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207_astrometric_residuals.png (4911 matched stars from wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196_astrometric_residuals.png (4911 matched stars from wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119_astrometric_residuals.png (3036 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120_astrometric_residuals.png (3290 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 0s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20179_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 20179_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 9.03 | 15:08:17.73 +19:30:46.8 | 9430 4850 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 15:08:17.77 +19:30:47.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20224_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 20224_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 10.81 | 15:59:20.49 +19:46:46.6 | 2179 4313 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 15:59:20.49 +19:46:46.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 01653_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 01653_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 11.65 | 16:12:29.37 +24:53:54.0 | 0659 1034 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:12:29.34 +24:53:53.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 06384_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 06384_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 9.06 | 16:06:11.63 +18:22:13.0 | 1111 5073 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:06:11.62 +18:22:13.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 0s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Found WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.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: 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77 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_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Image size: 942.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39 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 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77
Second-epoch image center 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0453 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Image size: 942.3'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74 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 15:41:30.197 +21:59:39.77
Second-epoch image center 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0326 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 15:41:26.852 +21:57:03.39
Second-epoch second image center 15:41:29.433 +21:57:42.74
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01480 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GbFXaBkeHt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits &> /tmp/tmp.G56BgFWCB0
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UCCGejStkS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits &> /tmp/tmp.egaao3drQw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits and wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 43857 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6295 to 244.1086 deg, Dec +16.5936 to +27.2570 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 226.6295 to 244.1086 deg, Dec 16.5936 to 27.2570 deg
Loaded 5151 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): 3925 out of 4277 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4277 out of 43857 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.670000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.670000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.04
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.63
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.63
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 43857 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6295 to 244.1086 deg, Dec +16.5936 to +27.2570 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
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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 226.6295 to 244.1086 deg, Dec 16.5936 to 27.2570 deg
Loaded 5151 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): 3925 out of 4277 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4277 out of 43857 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 39850 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.6287 to 244.1205 deg, Dec +16.6026 to +27.2691 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 226.6287 to 244.1205 deg, Dec 16.6026 to 27.2691 deg
Loaded 5159 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): 3929 out of 4254 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4254 out of 39850 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (aperture=5.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 19 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
2.2 pix Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
15.5 mag. Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 14.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=22, blended=2023, bad_region=0, passed=43835
Got 43835 stars (including 41750 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 43835 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4906 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43835 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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4907 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4906 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43835 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4906 stars left (next iteration limit 5396)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits N_match=4906 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.316 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.476 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.428 n_q1=1246 n_q2=1101 n_q3=1329 n_q4=1230 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.260
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits' -> 'wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=2085, bad_region=0, passed=39836
Got 39836 stars (including 37708 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39836 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 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4913 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 533 to 588 (Dec 16.6 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4914 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 39836 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4913 stars left (next iteration limit 5404)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits N_match=4913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.460 n_q1=1317 n_q2=1035 n_q3=1406 n_q4=1155 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.249
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits -region wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.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.UCCGejStkS (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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=638, bad_region=10, passed=22335
Got 22335 stars (including 21647 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 22335 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013088 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010470 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4896 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22335 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4902 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22335 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4896 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22335 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4896 stars left (next iteration limit 5385)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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=4896 robust_rms=8.342 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=18.567 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4896 robust_rms=0.550 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.634 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4896 robust_rms=0.447 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.603 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 3
SIP_REFIT: order=3 matched=4896 robust_rms_before=0.905 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.365 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.550 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.473 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.634
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.473 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits N_match=4896 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.432 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.489 n_q1=1437 n_q2=913 n_q3=1570 n_q4=976 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.292
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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.egaao3drQw (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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=657, bad_region=16, passed=23824
Got 23824 stars (including 23106 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23824 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 942.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 942.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013088 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010470 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23809 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.1 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23809 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23809 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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=4894 robust_rms=7.372 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=35.878 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4894 robust_rms=0.569 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.736 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4894 robust_rms=0.434 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.572 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4894 robust_rms_before=0.982 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.362 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.434 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.469 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.572
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.469 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.445 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.448 n_q1=1467 n_q2=825 n_q3=1694 n_q4=908 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.206
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits -region wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.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_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.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_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
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INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
The destination file is already there - not rewriting /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
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Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:28:36.38 +24:42:58.7: 13.21 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:55:37.50 +26:49:18.0: 14.10 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:55:46.47 +20:53:09.5: 13.92 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:15:30.51 +26:01:19.5: 12.68 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:42:41.90 +18:41:35.7: 13.62 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:23:03.85 +26:12:39.2: 12.71 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 16:00:57.81 +24:26:31.6: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:25:16.20 +26:06:09.5: 12.91 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 16:02:24.27 +22:03:15.4: 13.53 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:55:46.47 +20:53:09.5: 14.20 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:23:03.85 +26:12:39.2: 12.79 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 16:00:57.81 +24:26:31.6: 14.09 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:42:41.90 +18:41:35.7: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.01 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:15:30.51 +26:01:19.5: 12.82 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:55:46.47 +20:53:09.5: ref_mag=14.01 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.0259 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.17 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.74 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.63 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:00:57.81 +24:26:31.6: ref_mag=14.17 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2157 delta=-0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:23:03.85 +26:12:39.2: ref_mag=12.74 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.0214 delta=-0.28 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:42:41.90 +18:41:35.7: ref_mag=13.63 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=14.0483 delta=-0.42 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.74 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:15:30.51 +26:01:19.5: ref_mag=12.74 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5769 delta=0.16 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:55:37.50 +26:49:18.0: 13.95 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:28:36.38 +24:42:58.7: 13.24 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.03 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.23 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:55:37.50 +26:49:18.0: ref_mag=14.03 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2686 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:28:36.38 +24:42:58.7: ref_mag=13.23 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4582 delta=-0.23 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:25:16.20 +26:06:09.5: 12.99 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.95 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:25:16.20 +26:06:09.5: ref_mag=12.95 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8677 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 16:02:24.27 +22:03:15.4: 13.44 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.49 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:02:24.27 +22:03:15.4: ref_mag=13.49 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5588 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 16:11:51.87 +23:30:18.1: 14.62 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-06-18_01-38-37_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0207.fits at 15:18:08.91 +26:03:57.9: 15.17 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 16:11:51.87 +23:30:18.1: 14.57 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.60 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 16:11:51.87 +23:30:18.1: ref_mag=14.60 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.5952 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-07-07_00-51-35_20.00sec_4.90C_LIGHT_0196.fits at 15:18:08.91 +26:03:57.9: 15.05 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.11 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 15:18:08.91 +26:03:57.9: ref_mag=15.11 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.2558 delta=0.85 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 51967_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51967_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.45 | 16:00:57.68 +24:26:33.4 | 2215 1480 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.12 | 16:00:57.93 +24:26:29.7 | 2220 1487 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51969_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51969_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.30 | 15:55:37.49 +26:49:17.9 | 3073 0112 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.24 | 15:55:37.52 +26:49:18.1 | 3078 0119 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51971_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51971_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.04 | 15:42:41.86 +18:41:37.0 | 4483 5142 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.06 | 15:42:41.93 +18:41:34.5 | 4489 5149 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51975_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51975_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.02 | 15:55:46.44 +20:53:09.4 | 2738 3685 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.03 | 15:55:46.49 +20:53:09.6 | 2744 3692 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51979_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51979_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 13.46 | 15:28:36.33 +24:42:57.8 | 6652 1623 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 13.45 | 15:28:36.43 +24:42:59.6 | 6657 1630 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51980_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51980_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 13.04 | 15:23:03.77 +26:12:38.3 | 7446 0742 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 13.01 | 15:23:03.93 +26:12:40.1 | 7451 0749 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 51982_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51982_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 13.18 | 15:37:29.83 +26:54:08.1 | 5520 0248 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.1") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 51997_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 51997_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 8.50 | 15:08:17.74 +19:30:46.8 | 9430 4850 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 15:08:17.75 +19:30:47.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_tycho2.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52109_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52109_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 11.93 | 16:08:43.45 +17:13:33.3 | 0667 5733 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:08:43.46 +17:13:33.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52309_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52309_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 12.67 | 15:15:30.51 +26:01:19.3 | 8476 0876 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 12.50 | 15:15:30.52 +26:01:19.7 | 8481 0882 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52320_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52320_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 12.76 | 15:21:14.24 +24:58:09.0 | 7675 1509 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 15:21:14.26 +24:58:08.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52322_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52322_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 12.85 | 15:25:16.22 +26:06:09.1 | 7143 0800 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 12.89 | 15:25:16.17 +26:06:09.9 | 7148 0806 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52442_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52442_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 13.59 | 16:02:24.35 +22:03:15.1 | 1874 2897 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 13.53 | 16:02:24.19 +22:03:15.8 | 1880 2904 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52497_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52497_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 13.95 | 16:12:13.76 +19:19:08.2 | 0304 4410 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:12:13.83 +19:19:07.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52829_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52829_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.74 | 16:11:51.94 +23:30:18.6 | 0644 1880 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.50 | 16:11:51.81 +23:30:17.6 | 0650 1887 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 52842_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 52842_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 09 18.17440 | 2461301.67440 | 14.25 | 15:18:09.10 +26:03:56.7 | 8114 0844 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 14.26 | 15:18:08.71 +26:03:59.1 | 8120 0851 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
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Considering the candidate 41207_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 41207_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 10.96 | 15:59:20.49 +19:46:46.7 | 2179 4313 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 15:59:20.48 +19:46:46.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 35962_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 35962_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 9.27 | 16:06:11.64 +18:22:13.1 | 1111 5073 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:06:11.62 +18:22:13.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 12374_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120
The candidate 12374_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120 did not pass the final checks
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 09 18.17517 | 2461301.67517 | 12.85 | 16:14:06.75 +23:53:13.0 | 0362 1619 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits |
**** FOUND 16:14:06.73 +23:53:13.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ser-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
Source monitoring: measuring positions from /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/img_2026-09-17_CI_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_231248_TTUQ1b1x1_4093227_2s9i9G0x/monitoring_positions.txt
Source monitoring: positions closer than 100 pix to a frame edge are recorded as edge
Read 22337 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.8160 to 244.4833 deg, Dec +16.0895 to +27.4387 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.09
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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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 226.8160 to 244.4833 deg, Dec 16.0895 to 27.4387 deg
Loaded 5557 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): 3901 out of 4077 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4077 out of 22337 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461301.67440 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 235.36284 deg Dec= +21.95172 deg
Frame center: alt= +17.907 deg az= 282.448 deg airmass= 3.2125
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 18.109 deg (difference -0.202 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.1877 (we compute 3.2125)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.3285 +/- 0.0086 mag/airmass N= 2976 airmass span 2.1720-5.9929 scatter 0.3700 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits: OK +1.047728 -0.328509 3.2125 +0.3285 2976 3.8209 0.3700 2.1720 5.9929
Edge margin: 100.0 pix (FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_EDGE_MARGIN_PIX)
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits list=monitoring_pixlist83116.tmp aperture=4.7
Image size: 9576 x 6388
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.257700
Forced photometry: center=(2498.74, 607.33) aperture=4.7
Annulus: inner=9.40 outer=23.50 edge margin=100.00
Background annulus: 1460 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 3 iterations, 1454/1460 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=958.24 median=962.00 mean=964.50 sigma=54.83 -> bg=958.24 (1454 pixels)
Aperture sum=127357.72 N_eff=17.3494
Net flux=110732.71 noise=228.37 SNR=484.88
Instrumental magnitude: -12.6107
Calibrated magnitude: 9.6470
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-10-58_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0119.fits (aperture 4.7 pix)
Read 23829 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 226.8162 to 244.4720 deg, Dec +16.0896 to +27.4498 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.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 226.8162 to 244.4720 deg, Dec 16.0896 to 27.4498 deg
Loaded 5558 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): 3932 out of 4094 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4094 out of 23829 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits via Tycho-2
util/pixel_flux_airmass_correction processing wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Observation time (mid-exposure, UTC): JD 2461301.67517 (FITS header)
Observing site: lat= +33.748056 deg lon= -101.958333 deg east-positive (SITELAT/SITELONG FITS header keywords)
Frame center (pixel 4788.5 3194.5): RA= 235.37359 deg Dec= +21.96265 deg
Frame center: alt= +17.698 deg az= 282.566 deg airmass= 3.2481
Header cross-check: CENTALT= 17.887 deg (difference -0.188 deg)
Header cross-check: AIRMASS= 3.2251 (we compute 3.2481)
Airmass zero-point fit: OK k= +0.3348 +/- 0.0068 mag/airmass N= 3107 airmass span 2.1867-6.0851 scatter 0.2934 mag
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point for wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits: OK +1.080216 -0.334820 3.2481 +0.3348 3107 3.8984 0.2934 2.1867 6.0851
Edge margin: 100.0 pix (FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_EDGE_MARGIN_PIX)
Forced photometry (list mode): image=wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits list=monitoring_pixlist83116.tmp aperture=4.7
Image size: 9576 x 6388
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
Saturation level: 57000.0
Calibration (from calib.txt_param_monitoring, fit_function=3): cal_mag = 0.000000 * x^2 + 1.000000 * x + 22.299000
Forced photometry: center=(2504.24, 614.54) aperture=4.7
Annulus: inner=9.40 outer=23.50 edge margin=100.00
Background annulus: 1458 pixels
Iterative clipping converged after 1 iterations, 1454/1458 pixels remain
SExtractor background: mode=961.80 median=962.00 mean=962.14 sigma=51.82 -> bg=961.80 (1454 pixels)
Aperture sum=120931.31 N_eff=17.3494
Net flux=104244.67 noise=215.85 SNR=482.94
Instrumental magnitude: -12.5451
Calibrated magnitude: 9.7539
Source monitoring: airmass zero-point term applied to the measurements on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits
Source monitoring: 1 position(s) measured on wcs_fd_Ser-01-Q1b1x1_2026-09-17_23-12-04_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0120.fits (aperture 4.7 pix)
########### Completed Ser-01-Q1b1x1 ###########
The analysis was running at tau
We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host
Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ1.txt
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renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt'
# Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix)
Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars).
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0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels)
This does not look like a test run
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exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND
exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND
IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES
#### Nothing to add to the exclusion list ####
The observatory MPC code is V36
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Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461301.67440282 -observatory V36
12:43:07.00 -04:47:38.7 Mercury (-0.4mag)
13:59:34.25 -18:10:55.8 Venus (-4.8mag)
07:42:47.67 +22:08:55.7 Mars (1.2mag)
09:17:46.18 +16:20:02.3 Jupiter (-1.8mag)
00:49:01.19 +02:19:49.2 Saturn (0.4mag)
04:13:36.67 +21:01:48.6 Uranus (5.7mag)
00:12:41.00 -00:10:20.9 Neptune (7.7mag)
20:24:55.75 -23:41:43.8 Pluto (14.5mag)
17:00:03.11 -28:23:38.3 Moon (-10.2mag)
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Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.67440282:
09:17:44.15 +16:20:13.2 Io (6.0mag)
09:17:39.20 +16:20:39.3 Europa (6.2mag)
09:17:40.35 +16:20:34.6 Ganymede (5.6mag)
09:17:55.54 +16:19:14.7 Callisto (6.8mag)
09:16:00.08 +16:40:28.3 Himalia (15.7mag)
09:17:49.63 +16:19:46.1 Thebe (16.5mag)
09:15:27.45 +16:34:42.1 Elara (17.7mag)
09:21:20.64 +15:44:49.5 Pasiphae (17.9mag)
09:18:03.71 +16:40:50.1 Carme (18.9mag)
00:49:13.27 +02:19:29.3 Titan (8.3mag)
00:49:05.54 +02:19:33.8 Rhea (9.6mag)
00:48:45.24 +02:20:40.3 Iapetus (11.0mag)
00:48:45.90 +02:19:57.6 Hyperion (14.3mag)
00:47:37.32 +02:08:38.5 Phoebe (16.3mag)
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Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461301.67440282:
23:37:37.57 +11:34:20.6 JWST
18:10:27.65 +27:06:30.6 Chandra
03:43:36.51 +57:50:44.9 XMM-Newton
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Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461301.67440282 -observatory V36
03:45:31.08 +19:46:21.1 17.3mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist)
18:07:48.72 -34:00:07.0 14.5mag P/2010 H2 (Vales)
07:27:13.51 -70:55:45.2 17.3mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)
06:16:34.92 +33:59:24.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
05:03:10.74 +46:52:08.8 16.2mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF)
22:05:12.21 +27:15:55.6 17.5mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS)
07:17:55.09 +25:46:58.6 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS)
10:59:26.81 +26:51:52.5 17.1mag C/2022 QE78 (ATLAS)
09:55:26.13 +05:10:17.5 18.0mag C/2022 R6 (PANSTARRS)
15:27:32.15 -16:35:56.5 15.0mag C/2023 R1 (PANSTARRS)
08:47:21.30 +33:37:10.3 15.9mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos)
15:08:24.31 +15:12:24.7 18.0mag C/2024 G6 (ATLAS)
18:28:14.90 +42:41:23.7 13.7mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS)
20:12:14.54 +48:33:25.3 17.4mag C/2024 R4 (PANSTARRS)
05:40:43.08 -13:11:54.4 15.0mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS)
07:14:36.56 +16:18:22.6 17.8mag C/2025 J1 (Borisov)
11:35:54.05 +17:54:14.8 16.6mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin)
13:28:55.62 -00:46:29.0 16.7mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS)
17:13:48.41 +72:01:19.0 16.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok)
02:58:55.94 +45:38:24.6 17.6mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao)
12:23:27.38 +12:10:28.3 17.6mag A/2026 E1
22:35:16.95 -35:06:20.1 13.6mag 10P/Tempel
01:36:25.70 +38:52:07.9 17.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR
11:55:30.41 -06:18:06.0 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann
12:30:27.95 -08:29:36.7 17.8mag 63P/Wild
06:59:31.80 +18:20:37.8 17.1mag 78P/Gehrels
03:15:54.60 +15:01:18.8 16.8mag 88P/Howell
06:15:17.19 +32:41:07.6 17.3mag 112P/Urata-Niijima
08:03:07.36 +21:48:39.8 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff
10:51:53.45 +18:30:42.1 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley
13:11:00.70 -25:02:30.0 17.6mag 124P/Mrkos
06:29:54.01 +20:16:03.1 15.8mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt
01:32:38.03 -15:13:08.4 14.4mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS
09:33:02.89 +08:22:07.0 12.5mag 169P/NEAT
03:31:15.17 +07:26:16.8 14.6mag 220P/McNaught
05:16:12.55 +39:31:38.4 15.3mag 260P/McNaught
09:00:10.85 +34:26:58.6 17.3mag 295P/LINEAR
15:32:47.40 -01:27:26.1 17.9mag 391P/Kowalski
09:37:00.15 +16:18:02.0 17.8mag 450P/LONEOS
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List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html :
16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02
23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89
16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58
16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4
23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17
21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh -------
08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67
02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93
02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26
04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27
17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14
03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78
01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27
20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87
22:37:05.59 +34:24:35.70 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.22 13.48
22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93
00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02
00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51
19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63
00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59
19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37
18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10 V8055 2026-08-30 10.76
17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87
19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78
04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91
03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44
20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13
04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55
16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63
21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09
23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36
00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5
19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73
13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83
05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34
01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37
23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09
16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71
01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76
00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08
22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17
14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02
12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61
16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09
01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97
21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13
18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06
12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98
13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38
18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63
14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36
20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83
18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86
03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12
18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16
04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02
18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73
17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01
14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46
10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67
14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11
10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58
19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5
02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86
23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47
02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78
18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29
13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72
17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66
11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3
23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15
20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53
19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88
11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82
19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31
17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67
19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52
18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92
19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91
19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81
04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96
13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01
16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07
10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63
14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62
13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09
00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13
11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56
21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14
17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72
14:10:13.44 -38:46:46.10 AT2026pvk 2026-06-22.06 16.53
20:56:47.23 -18:31:05.20 AT2026plb 2026-06-21.31 16.4
15:44:29.68 +21:00:59.30 SN2026ore 2026-06-21.29 17.57
23:50:05.98 -14:01:41.30 AT2026oxl 2026-06-21.52 17.64
17:36:54.73 -18:10:04.20 AT2026ouj 2026-06-20.92 15.15
00:34:04.08 -30:22:09.20 AT2026ntk 2026-06-18.09 17.34
20:49:13.39 +25:17:59.20 ASASSN-26du 2026-06-15.39 15.93
23:09:30.84 +32:40:42.00 SN2026oxc 2026-06-14.35 16.83
02:02:26.78 +32:04:21.30 AT2026ovz 2026-06-14.59 15.39
21:26:28.11 -72:31:19.50 AT2026nwc 2026-06-11 17.05
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Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html :
21:17:31.48 +22:25:51.0 TCP J21173148+2225510 2026-07-23.5577 14.8mag
00:41:24.04 +40:49:02.8 PNV J00412404+4049028 2026-07-25.0157 18.7mag
00:43:04.26 +41:02:28.6 PNV J00430426+4102286 2026-07-26.1512 20mag
14:51:51.40 +66:13:24.0 TCP J14515140+6613240 2026-07-29.2561 13.5mag
00:43:06.15 +41:22:08.2 PNV J00430615+4122082 2026-07-30.0085 19.4mag
00:41:33.23 +41:10:12.2 PNV J00413323+4110122 2026-08-02.8913 17.1mag
05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag
22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8 TCP J22571796+4707418 2026-08-09.3289 14.3mag
09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1 PSN J09133817+7628181 2026-08-09.8037 15.4mag
00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6 PNV J00431729+4126486 2026-08-14.0920 16.8mag
00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6 PNV J00425282+4110586 2026-08-17.7723 19.9mag
00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6 PNV J00425283+4110596 2026-08-18.6119 19.3mag
18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3 TCP J18251276-2225293 2026-08-19.1062 9.4mag
18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0 TCP J18030904+1218140 2026-08-19.5199 14.9mag
19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag
00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag
00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag
00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag
17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag
00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag
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Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ :
17:13:19.490 +17:00:24.97 AT 2026zud 2026-08-10.71 20.48
00:21:00.990 +44:37:13.24 AT 2026zuc 2026-08-08.73 21.05
23:36:38.870 +35:27:45.75 AT 2026zub 2026-08-08.72 21.58
16:12:46.730 +35:52:51.05 AT 2026zua 2026-08-06.66 21.15
16:21:55.120 +33:34:30.72 AT 2026ztz 2026-07-30.70 20.99
00:07:50.530 +34:47:54.45 AT 2026zty 2026-07-22.75 20.79
15:29:46.440 +49:16:21.79 AT 2026ztx 2026-07-17.72 20.75
01:13:17.440 -00:46:57.82 AT 2026ztw 2026-08-21.85 22.62
23:39:45.630 +02:14:11.23 AT 2026ztv 2026-08-21.76 21.96
01:11:24.280 -00:53:49.91 AT 2026ztu 2026-08-20.87 22.9
00:00:20.520 +02:13:22.36 AT 2026ztt 2026-08-20.76 22.13
02:07:01.070 +02:19:51.17 AT 2026zts 2026-08-19.90 22.6
23:21:03.710 +02:33:46.65 AT 2026ztr 2026-08-18.75 22.61
02:09:42.020 +06:04:07.32 AT 2026ztq 2026-08-17.90 22.57
01:48:49.310 -00:49:41.07 AT 2026ztp 2026-08-17.86 22.78
23:46:19.220 +05:36:55.63 AT 2026zto 2026-08-16.76 21.56
02:13:40.640 -01:03:52.18 AT 2026ztn 2026-08-14.90 22.82
02:10:05.480 +01:50:53.37 AT 2026ztm 2026-08-14.89 22.74
02:01:32.470 +03:33:31.10 AT 2026ztl 2026-08-14.89 22.82
01:35:45.000 -00:43:17.91 AT 2026ztk 2026-08-14.88 22.86
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