This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 19.3625 2461302.8625 14.12 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9
161.87877 -37.52067 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.494 Virtus 1 -0 1 14.5 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9: 15.99 +/- 0.33 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.99 +/- 0.33
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 09 19.3625* 02 56 13.61 +15 44 22.9 14.1 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461302.8625,14.12,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260919.3625 14.12CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 19.3625 2461302.8625 14.40 02:38:24.81 +10:35:44.0
161.04255 -44.21781 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 8.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.99 Dike -0 0 0 14.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:38:24.81 +10:35:44.0: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:38:24.81 +10:35:44.0: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 09 19.3625* 02 38 24.81 +10 35 44.0 14.4 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461302.8625,14.40,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260919.3625 14.40CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 19.3625 2461302.8625 14.80 02:51:17.52 +14:26:17.9
161.59744 -39.27105 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1621 Druzhba 0 1 1 14.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:51:17.52 +14:26:17.9: 16.17 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:51:17.52 +14:26:17.9: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 09 19.3625* 02 51 17.52 +14 26 17.9 14.8 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461302.8625,14.80,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260919.3625 14.80CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 09 19.3625 2461302.8625 13.73 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4
157.14532 -41.47315 galactic Ari Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.8" and 7.8 pix
The object was found in VSX15" Gaia DR3 75048098162367744
Type: RS
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
14.020 G 14.120 G K
The object was found in astcheck.257 Silesia 0 -2 2 14.3 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4: 15.89 +/- 0.25 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4: 15.64 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.73 +/- 0.15
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 09 19.3625* 02 34 35.49 +14 26 43.4 13.7 U Ari 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 75048098162367744,2461302.8625,13.73,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 75048098162367744 20260919.3625 13.73CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
First image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Last image: 2461302.86278508 19.09.2026 08:42:14.631 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 3
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6941
Objects passed selection criteria: 6904
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5451.25
Average stars matched: 4982.25 (91.3965 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232684 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 11 14:55:52 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-210-g97d43bca
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Sep 19 03:48:06 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
First image: 2461049.65708573 09.01.2026 03:46:02.207 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Last image: 2461302.86278508 19.09.2026 08:42:14.631 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 35
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 16 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 40245
Objects passed selection criteria: 40100
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32503.5
Average stars matched: 29587.2 (91.0279 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 258712 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 11 14:55:52 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-210-g97d43bca
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Sep 19 03:49:05 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Checking 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: 2461302.86218074
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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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: 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Image size: 937.2'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: 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47 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 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0157 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 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35
Second-epoch second image center 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01320 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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dSRg2127g7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5ENrRPQNVD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits &> /tmp/tmp.5AbBu0swte
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pxMj50imAa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec +8.6571 to +19.2857 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 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec 8.6571 to 19.2857 deg
Loaded 4349 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): 3551 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7398 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.943200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.943200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.45
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.49
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec +8.6571 to +19.2857 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 31.7516 to 48.3015 deg, Dec 8.6571 to 19.2857 deg
Loaded 4349 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): 3551 out of 3736 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3736 out of 7398 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 7374 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7516 to 48.3014 deg, Dec +8.6570 to +19.2905 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 31.7516 to 48.3014 deg, Dec 8.6570 to 19.2905 deg
Loaded 4352 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): 3558 out of 3742 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3742 out of 7374 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
2.0 pix Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
2.2 pix fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
15.5 mag. Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 12.2 (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
############ /tmp/tmp.dSRg2127g7 (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=508, bad_region=1667, passed=7398
Got 7398 stars (including 5327 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7398 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4877 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6080 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4866 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits N_match=4866 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.229 n_q1=1710 n_q2=892 n_q3=1393 n_q4=871 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.238
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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.5ENrRPQNVD (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=503, bad_region=1672, passed=7374
Got 7374 stars (including 5304 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7374 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4868 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4878 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4868 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6054 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 4868 stars left (next iteration limit 5354)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits N_match=4868 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.249 n_q1=1712 n_q2=887 n_q3=1379 n_q4=890 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.209
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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.5AbBu0swte (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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=418, bad_region=1570, passed=6807
Got 6807 stars (including 4912 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6807 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4807 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4796 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4796 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4796 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5524 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4809 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4797 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5524 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4797 stars left (next iteration limit 5275)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4797 robust_rms=6.524 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=10.164 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4797 robust_rms=0.482 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.633 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4797 robust_rms=0.354 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.402 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4797 robust_rms_before=1.005 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.347 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.354 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.380 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.402
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.380 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits N_match=4797 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.302 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.367 n_q1=1529 n_q2=828 n_q3=1509 n_q4=931 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.130
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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.pxMj50imAa (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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=412, bad_region=1558, passed=6803
Got 6803 stars (including 4922 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6803 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4812 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4802 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4813 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4802 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5538 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4802 stars left (next iteration limit 5282)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4802 robust_rms=6.548 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=9.511 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4802 robust_rms=0.473 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.579 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4802 robust_rms=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.401 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4802 robust_rms_before=1.012 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.364 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.365 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.394 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.401
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.394 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits N_match=4802 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.397 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.439 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.381 n_q1=1526 n_q2=837 n_q3=1504 n_q4=935 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits sigma_overall=0.276 worst_q_ratio=1.238
ref2=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits sigma_overall=0.289 worst_q_ratio=1.209
new1=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits sigma_overall=0.363 worst_q_ratio=1.130
new2=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.156
reference average sigma_overall=0.2825 worst_q_ratio=1.2235
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117_astrometric_residuals.png (4866 matched stars from wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118_astrometric_residuals.png (4868 matched stars from wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436_astrometric_residuals.png (4797 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437_astrometric_residuals.png (4802 matched stars from wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 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: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20661_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 20661_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:44:58.65 +12:27:43.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 05052_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 05052_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:44:45.42 +12:19:03.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 1s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Checking 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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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: 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0046 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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Image size: 937.2'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: 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47 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 02:40:00.532 +13:59:54.76
Second-epoch image center 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0157 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 02:40:00.587 +13:59:38.35
Second-epoch second image center 02:39:57.688 +13:59:16.47
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01320 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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits &> /tmp/tmp.bzc8I0tVpQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7890ZmSpFW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits &> /tmp/tmp.r5dxB4AUGd
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Wpg6737eqy
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits and wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits) and catalog (wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 42040 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec +8.6136 to +19.2864 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 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec 8.6136 to 19.2864 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3380 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 42040 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.828450
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.828450
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.15
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.68
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 42040 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec +8.6136 to +19.2864 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 31.7291 to 48.3263 deg, Dec 8.6136 to 19.2864 deg
Loaded 4379 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): 3380 out of 3762 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3762 out of 42040 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (aperture=4.7)
Read 42245 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 31.7296 to 48.3258 deg, Dec +8.6525 to +19.2994 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 31.7296 to 48.3258 deg, Dec 8.6525 to 19.2994 deg
Loaded 4373 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): 3358 out of 3765 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3765 out of 42245 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (aperture=4.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 30 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
1.9 pix Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
2.1 pix fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
15.7 mag. Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
15.5 mag. fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
15.5 mag. fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.5 (SNR ) 14.9 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.bzc8I0tVpQ (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=1797, bad_region=7731, passed=42030
Got 42030 stars (including 32812 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42030 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4879 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4884 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4879 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36016 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4879 stars left (next iteration limit 5366)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits N_match=4879 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.239 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.219 n_q1=1713 n_q2=884 n_q3=1421 n_q4=861 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.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.7890ZmSpFW (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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits' -> 'wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=1828, bad_region=7788, passed=42236
Got 42236 stars (including 32941 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42236 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.7 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4883 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36171 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4878 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits N_match=4878 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.278 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.337 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.255 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.244 n_q1=1712 n_q2=873 n_q3=1421 n_q4=872 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.210
The image catalog is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits -region wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.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.r5dxB4AUGd (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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=7, blended=1600, bad_region=7689, passed=38588
Got 38588 stars (including 29659 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38588 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4878 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4878 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32682 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4888 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4877 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32682 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4877 stars left (next iteration limit 5365)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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=4877 robust_rms=6.416 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.740 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.470 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.619 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4877 robust_rms=0.351 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.397 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4877 robust_rms_before=0.987 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.345 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.351 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.381 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.397
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.381 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits N_match=4877 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.304 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=1544 n_q2=857 n_q3=1484 n_q4=992 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.157
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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.Wpg6737eqy (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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=17, blended=1577, bad_region=7734, passed=38808
Got 38808 stars (including 29819 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38808 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013017 (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 0.010413 (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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4872 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32877 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4872 stars left (next iteration limit 5360)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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=4872 robust_rms=6.364 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=8.694 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4872 robust_rms=0.470 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.566 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4872 robust_rms=0.364 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms=0.399 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4872 robust_rms_before=0.986 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.359 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.364 arcsec worst_quadrant_rms_before=0.394 worst_quadrant_rms_after=0.399
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-quadrant baseline 0.394 arcsec) - keeping the original
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits N_match=4872 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.422 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.372 n_q1=1528 n_q2=853 n_q3=1499 n_q4=992 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.134
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits -region wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-41-22_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0436.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.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_2026-09-19_CI_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_034330_TTUQ2b1x1_1372921_ApsfUKtx/wcs_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Ari-04-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:55:43.64 +14:41:31.8: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:30:40.84 +14:08:12.5: 14.64 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:33:29.39 +12:40:07.7: 14.20 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:53:51.19 +15:25:52.5: 14.04 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:39:57.39 +15:55:20.2: 14.52 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:39:15.28 +13:55:19.6: 14.99 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.8: 14.19 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:48:26.99 +11:36:36.0: 14.20 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:42:02.91 +18:08:09.2: 14.75 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:26:09.13 +10:05:57.7: 12.97 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:48:26.99 +11:36:36.0: 14.31 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:26:09.13 +10:05:57.7: 13.02 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:55:43.64 +14:41:31.8: 13.29 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:42:02.91 +18:08:09.2: 14.81 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:39:57.39 +15:55:20.2: 14.54 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.8: 14.22 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:39:15.28 +13:55:19.6: 14.99 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:33:29.39 +12:40:07.7: 14.23 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:53:51.19 +15:25:52.5: 14.06 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:30:40.84 +14:08:12.5: 14.70 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.25 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.29 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.99 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.78 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.21 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.99 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:48:26.99 +11:36:36.0: ref_mag=14.25 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.5889 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.53 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.21 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:55:43.64 +14:41:31.8: ref_mag=13.29 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4078 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:42:02.91 +18:08:09.2: ref_mag=14.78 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=15.0988 delta=-0.32 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:26:09.13 +10:05:57.7: ref_mag=12.99 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=13.2050 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.67 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:39:15.28 +13:55:19.6: ref_mag=14.99 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=15.0135 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:52.38 +11:20:50.8: ref_mag=14.21 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.4770 delta=-0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:29.39 +12:40:07.7: ref_mag=14.21 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.4611 delta=-0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:53:51.19 +15:25:52.5: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9447 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:39:57.39 +15:55:20.2: ref_mag=14.53 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.6990 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:30:40.84 +14:08:12.5: ref_mag=14.67 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.7887 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:30:30.20 +13:17:32.6: 14.13 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:38:24.81 +10:35:44.0: 16.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:57:25.85 +10:28:43.9: 14.01 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:47:43.35 +17:43:39.0: 14.66 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:33:17.71 +09:59:03.5: 14.72 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:32:48.96 +10:06:56.9: 15.08 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:45:30.41 +14:33:53.9: 14.09 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:31:13.88 +12:32:03.4: 14.30 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:55:13.75 +14:46:42.1: 14.23 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9: 15.99 +/- 0.33 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:30:30.20 +13:17:32.6: 14.09 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:38:24.81 +10:35:44.0: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:45:30.41 +14:33:53.9: 14.07 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:57:25.85 +10:28:43.9: 13.94 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:32:48.96 +10:06:56.9: 15.06 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:31:13.88 +12:32:03.4: 14.20 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:47:43.35 +17:43:39.0: 14.68 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:33:17.71 +09:59:03.5: 14.59 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.99 +/- 0.33
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:55:13.75 +14:46:42.1: 14.37 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.11 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 02:56:13.61 +15:44:22.9: ref_mag=15.99 +/- 0.33 new_mean_mag=14.1165 delta=1.87 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.08 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:30:30.20 +13:17:32.6: ref_mag=14.11 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2137 delta=-0.10 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.07 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.25 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.67 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.97 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:45:30.41 +14:33:53.9: ref_mag=14.08 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=14.2056 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.64 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.30 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:32:48.96 +10:06:56.9: ref_mag=15.07 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.7795 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:17.71 +09:59:03.5: ref_mag=14.64 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.6669 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:55:13.75 +14:46:42.1: ref_mag=14.30 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.5134 delta=-0.22 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:47:43.35 +17:43:39.0: ref_mag=14.67 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.8091 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:57:25.85 +10:28:43.9: ref_mag=13.97 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1770 delta=-0.20 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:31:13.88 +12:32:03.4: ref_mag=14.25 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1391 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:31:23.47 +10:45:51.1: 15.08 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:49:25.14 +17:08:41.8: 15.53 +/- 0.22 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:51:17.52 +14:26:17.9: 16.17 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:51:17.09 +15:14:22.1: 14.64 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:22:25.16 +17:40:08.6: 15.41 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:23:16.42 +11:57:23.3: 15.17 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:54:24.36 +17:53:51.1: 15.17 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:36:03.29 +16:53:59.1: 15.16 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:31:23.47 +10:45:51.1: 15.20 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:51:17.09 +15:14:22.1: 14.47 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.13 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:31:23.47 +10:45:51.1: ref_mag=15.13 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.9157 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.54 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:51:17.09 +15:14:22.1: ref_mag=14.54 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.6877 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:22:25.16 +17:40:08.6: 15.20 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.28 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:22:25.16 +17:40:08.6: ref_mag=15.28 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=15.0115 delta=0.27 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:51:17.52 +14:26:17.9: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:23:16.42 +11:57:23.3: 15.24 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.20 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:49:25.14 +17:08:41.8: 15.28 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:23:16.42 +11:57:23.3: ref_mag=15.20 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.9477 delta=0.26 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:36:03.29 +16:53:59.1: 15.48 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:54:24.36 +17:53:51.1: 14.99 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.38 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:49:25.14 +17:08:41.8: ref_mag=15.38 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=15.0504 delta=0.33 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.27 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.06 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:03.29 +16:53:59.1: ref_mag=15.27 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=15.0210 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:54:24.36 +17:53:51.1: ref_mag=15.06 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=15.0068 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-02_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0117.fits at 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4: 15.89 +/- 0.25 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-01-08_21-46-45_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0118.fits at 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4: 15.64 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.73 +/- 0.15
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 02:34:35.49 +14:26:43.4: ref_mag=15.73 +/- 0.15 new_mean_mag=13.6651 delta=2.06 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 52532_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52532_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52534_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52534_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52537_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52537_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52540_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52540_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52542_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52542_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52543_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52543_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52548_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52548_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52553_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 52553_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 55080_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 55080_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 55984_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 55984_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56479_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
Preparing report for the candidate 56479_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
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Considering the candidate 56549_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 56549_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56573_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 56573_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56612_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 56612_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 56757_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 56757_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 57048_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
Preparing report for the candidate 57048_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
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Considering the candidate 57858_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 57858_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 57871_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 57871_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 58259_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 58259_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 58327_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 58327_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 58441_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 58441_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 58650_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
Preparing report for the candidate 58650_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
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Considering the candidate 58742_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 58742_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59039_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 59039_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59117_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 59117_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59216_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 59216_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59222_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 59222_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 59225_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 59225_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20834_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
Preparing report for the candidate 20834_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
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Considering the candidate 41054_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437
The candidate 41054_fd_Ari-04-Q2b1x1_2026-09-19_03-42-14_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0437 did not pass the final checks