This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,6.58,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 6.58CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,6.70,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 6.70CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,7.21,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 7.21CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 10.69 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2
212.70342 29.35064 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.6 Hebe -0 0 0 10.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,10.69,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 10.69CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,7.06,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 7.06CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,7.09,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 7.09CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461295.9545,7.38,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 7.38CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 11.91 08:57:05.17 +16:14:52.0
211.47429 34.95318 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 7.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.52 Europa -0 0 0 12.3 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:57:05.17 +16:14:52.0: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:57:05.17 +16:14:52.0: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,11.91,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 11.91CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 12.80 08:23:58.65 +13:32:13.9
210.74456 26.53180 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 7.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.12 Victoria -0 -0 0 13.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:23:58.65 +13:32:13.9: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:23:58.65 +13:32:13.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,12.80,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 12.80CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 12.82 08:57:50.50 +14:22:23.9
213.66293 34.39875 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.747 Winchester -0 0 1 13.2 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:57:50.50 +14:22:23.9: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:57:50.50 +14:22:23.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,12.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 12.82CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 13.63 08:50:42.55 +15:35:54.3
211.49736 33.28837 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.584 Semiramis -1 -0 1 13.7 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:50:42.55 +15:35:54.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:50:42.55 +15:35:54.3: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,13.63,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 13.63CV 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 12.4545 2461295.9545 13.55 09:12:21.18 +17:20:34.3
211.88691 38.75323 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.1" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.487 Venetia -0 -1 1 13.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 09:12:21.18 +17:20:34.3: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 09:12:21.18 +17:20:34.3: 15.89 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461295.9545,13.55,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20260912.4545 13.55CV 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: 2461093.74344014 22.02.2026 05:50:23.228 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
First image: 2461093.74344014 22.02.2026 05:50:23.228 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Last image: 2461295.95487165 12.09.2026 10:54:50.911 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 4
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 9802
Objects passed selection criteria: 9785
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: 8351.75
Average stars matched: 8281.75 (99.1619 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 243064 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 25 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-225-g3a72982a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-25)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Sep 27 00:49:25 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.74344014 22.02.2026 05:50:23.228 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
First image: 2461093.74344014 22.02.2026 05:50:23.228 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Last image: 2461295.95487165 12.09.2026 10:54:50.911 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 44
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.10
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: 15 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): 55906
Objects passed selection criteria: 55782
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 46988.2
Average stars matched: 45821.8 (97.5175 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 278084 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Sep 25 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-225-g3a72982a
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-09-25)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sun Sep 27 00:50:25 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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: 2461295.95415771
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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits exists and is non-empty
###################################
# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Image size: 944.9'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81 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 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07
Second-epoch image center 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0361 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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Image size: 944.8'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07
Second-epoch image center 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0483 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 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81
Second-epoch second image center 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01267 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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FQ06z7ydmw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SG08ASAqYb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ZOleXey62L
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits &> /tmp/tmp.SQ45D2CGJc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 12501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0576 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1318 to +19.6232 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 125.0576 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1318 to 19.6232 deg
Loaded 7593 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): 5630 out of 5966 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5966 out of 12501 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.982950
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.982950
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 12501 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0576 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1318 to +19.6232 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 125.0576 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1318 to 19.6232 deg
Loaded 7593 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): 5630 out of 5966 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5966 out of 12501 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (aperture=6.6)
Read 9951 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0604 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1147 to +19.5889 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 125.0604 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1147 to 19.5889 deg
Loaded 7587 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): 5641 out of 5952 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5952 out of 9951 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 4 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
2.2 pix Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
15.4 mag. Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 11.4 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.FQ06z7ydmw (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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits 566.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=855, bad_region=0, passed=12501
Got 12501 stars (including 11641 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 12501 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 490 to 550 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4875 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 550 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
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: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4875 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 12501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4875 stars left (next iteration limit 5362)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits N_match=4875 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.276 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.516 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.448 n_q1=1004 n_q2=1452 n_q3=945 n_q4=1474 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.290
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits -region wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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.SG08ASAqYb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=759, bad_region=0, passed=9951
Got 9951 stars (including 9175 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9951 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
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: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 490 to 549 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
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: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9951 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4865 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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=1014 n_q2=1350 n_q3=1022 n_q4=1479 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.132
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits -region wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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.ZOleXey62L (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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=368, bad_region=0, passed=5580
Got 5580 stars (including 5211 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5580 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013124 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010499 (37.8 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4882 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5580 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4881 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5580 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4873 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5580 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4873 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4873 robust_rms=10.086 arcsec worst_region_rms=18.313 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=18.313 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4873 robust_rms=0.446 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.795 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.795 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4873 robust_rms=0.349 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.482 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.402 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4873 robust_rms_before=1.474 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.289 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.349 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.389 worst_region_rms_after=0.482 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.528 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.402
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.389 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.389 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.289 arcsec matched=4873
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits N_match=4873 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.313 n_q1=1615 n_q2=785 n_q3=1520 n_q4=953 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.246
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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.SQ45D2CGJc (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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=338, bad_region=0, passed=5589
Got 5589 stars (including 5243 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5589 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013122 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010498 (37.8 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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4880 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: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5589 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 491 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4880 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5589 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4869 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5589 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4869 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=10.325 arcsec worst_region_rms=18.931 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=18.931 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.483 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.807 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.807 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4869 robust_rms=0.347 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.429 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.387 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4869 robust_rms_before=1.445 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.288 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.347 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.379 worst_region_rms_after=0.429 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.529 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.387
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.379 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.379 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.288 arcsec matched=4869
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits N_match=4869 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.286 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.267 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.301 n_q1=1612 n_q2=802 n_q3=1504 n_q4=951 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.241
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits sigma_overall=0.400 worst_q_ratio=1.290
ref2=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits sigma_overall=0.317 worst_q_ratio=1.132
new1=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits sigma_overall=0.299 worst_q_ratio=1.246
new2=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits sigma_overall=0.295 worst_q_ratio=1.241
reference average sigma_overall=0.3585 worst_q_ratio=1.211
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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187_astrometric_residuals.png (4875 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114_astrometric_residuals.png (4865 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514_astrometric_residuals.png (4873 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515_astrometric_residuals.png (4869 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2: 15.78 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20209.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
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: 4s
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Considering the candidate 20185_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 20185_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 20186_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 20186_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 20187_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 20187_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 20209_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 20209_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2
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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Image size: 937.7'x624.9' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.88"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.88"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Image size: 944.9'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81 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 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07
Second-epoch image center 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0361 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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Image size: 944.8'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 08:53:21.014 +14:00:00.07
Second-epoch image center 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0483 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 08:53:22.863 +13:57:52.81
Second-epoch second image center 08:53:24.478 +13:57:13.71
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01267 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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NGUPqFbdQ6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits &> /tmp/tmp.QqCzwXVBbO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8cwxEANXvo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits &> /tmp/tmp.vafjAgmEcn
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits and wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 63179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0577 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1206 to +19.6320 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 125.0577 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1206 to 19.6320 deg
Loaded 7608 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): 5179 out of 5984 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5984 out of 63179 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.869500
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.869500
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.10
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.77
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.77
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 63179 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0577 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1206 to +19.6320 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 125.0577 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1206 to 19.6320 deg
Loaded 7608 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): 5179 out of 5984 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 5984 out of 63179 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (aperture=5.2)
Read 59553 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 125.0604 to 141.9546 deg, Dec +8.1147 to +19.5889 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 125.0604 to 141.9546 deg, Dec 8.1147 to 19.5889 deg
Loaded 7587 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): 5243 out of 6043 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 6043 out of 59553 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 39 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
2.0 pix Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.8 mag. Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
15.6 mag. Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 13.8 (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.NGUPqFbdQ6 (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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits 566.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=26, blended=4250, bad_region=0, passed=63153
Got 63153 stars (including 58843 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 63153 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013024 (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 0.010419 (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 490 to 550 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4874 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 63153 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 490 to 550 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4879 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 63153 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4874 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 63153 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4874 stars left (next iteration limit 5361)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits N_match=4874 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.386 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.492 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.441 n_q1=1027 n_q2=1432 n_q3=938 n_q4=1477 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.275
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits -region wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.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.QqCzwXVBbO (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=22, blended=3477, bad_region=30, passed=59531
Got 59531 stars (including 55925 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 59531 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59531 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.1 to 19.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59531 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 59531 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5348)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.282 n_q1=1010 n_q2=1336 n_q3=1044 n_q4=1471 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.084
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits -region wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.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.8cwxEANXvo (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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=2, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=1359, bad_region=12, passed=33176
Got 33176 stars (including 31763 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33176 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013124 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010499 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4863 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33176 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33176 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4864 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33176 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4864 stars left (next iteration limit 5349)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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=4864 robust_rms=9.988 arcsec worst_region_rms=19.009 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=19.009 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4864 robust_rms=0.441 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.802 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.802 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4864 robust_rms=0.348 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.481 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.405 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4864 robust_rms_before=1.473 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.284 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.348 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.377 worst_region_rms_after=0.481 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.527 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.405
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.377 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.377 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.284 arcsec matched=4864
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits N_match=4864 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.291 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.270 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.294 n_q1=1606 n_q2=777 n_q3=1529 n_q4=952 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.233
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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.vafjAgmEcn (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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=4, blended=1314, bad_region=16, passed=33561
Got 33561 stars (including 32174 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 33561 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 944.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 944.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013122 (47.2 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010498 (37.8 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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4876 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4863 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
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 490 to 549 (Dec 8.2 to 19.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4865 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 33561 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4865 stars left (next iteration limit 5349)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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=4865 robust_rms=10.260 arcsec worst_region_rms=19.552 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=19.552 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4865 robust_rms=0.485 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.827 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.827 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4865 robust_rms=0.348 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.439 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.390 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4865 robust_rms_before=1.439 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.281 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.348 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.373 worst_region_rms_after=0.439 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.525 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.390
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.373 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.373 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.281 arcsec matched=4865
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits N_match=4865 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.288 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.282 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.263 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.301 n_q1=1607 n_q2=781 n_q3=1523 n_q4=954 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.251
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-53-49_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0514.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.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_2026-09-26_CI_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_222723_TTUQ1b1x1_1292600_SOnMNLOL/wcs_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:38:05.11 +12:11:47.1: 13.49 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:50:27.65 +09:19:52.0: 11.51 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:57:05.17 +16:14:52.0: 16.20 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:23:58.65 +13:32:13.9: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:38:05.11 +12:11:47.1: 13.63 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.54 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:38:05.11 +12:11:47.1: ref_mag=13.54 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.6791 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:50:27.65 +09:19:52.0: 11.62 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.55 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:50:27.65 +09:19:52.0: ref_mag=11.55 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.8643 delta=-0.31 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:57:05.17 +16:14:52.0: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:23:58.65 +13:32:13.9: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:51:20.75 +11:45:04.4: 12.96 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:57:50.50 +14:22:23.9: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:51:20.75 +11:45:04.4: 12.93 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.95 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:51:16.33 +11:44:34.8: 13.13 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:51:20.75 +11:45:04.4: ref_mag=12.95 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=12.8613 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:57:50.50 +14:22:23.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:47:33.85 +10:39:19.9: 13.19 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:51:16.33 +11:44:34.8: 13.18 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.15 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:51:16.33 +11:44:34.8: ref_mag=13.15 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.1282 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:47:33.85 +10:39:19.9: 13.21 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.20 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:47:33.85 +10:39:19.9: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1832 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:50:14.74 +11:24:56.1: 13.33 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:50:24.55 +09:15:37.9: 13.28 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:50:14.74 +11:24:56.1: 13.34 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.33 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:50:14.74 +11:24:56.1: ref_mag=13.33 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.3270 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:50:24.55 +09:15:37.9: 13.25 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.26 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:50:24.55 +09:15:37.9: ref_mag=13.26 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2726 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:45:24.04 +15:03:08.4: 13.47 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:25:28.02 +14:25:47.3: 13.74 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:45:24.04 +15:03:08.4: 13.56 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.51 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:45:24.04 +15:03:08.4: ref_mag=13.51 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5325 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:44:18.35 +13:38:59.3: 13.64 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:48:10.62 +15:04:57.8: 13.62 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:25:28.02 +14:25:47.3: 13.75 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.74 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:25:28.02 +14:25:47.3: ref_mag=13.74 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5617 delta=0.18 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:50:42.55 +15:35:54.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:44:18.35 +13:38:59.3: 13.68 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.66 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:44:18.35 +13:38:59.3: ref_mag=13.66 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5254 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:48:10.62 +15:04:57.8: 13.63 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.62 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:48:10.62 +15:04:57.8: ref_mag=13.62 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5652 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 08:35:37.90 +12:08:18.7: 14.09 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-50-23_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0187.fits at 09:12:21.18 +17:20:34.3: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:50:42.55 +15:35:54.3: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 08:35:37.90 +12:08:18.7: 14.09 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-04-15_23-32-43_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0114.fits at 09:12:21.18 +17:20:34.3: 15.89 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.09 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:35:37.90 +12:08:18.7: ref_mag=14.09 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1513 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out77210.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out77258.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out77305.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out77547.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out77556.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
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: 5s
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Considering the candidate 77104_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77104_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:23:56.24 +18:30:58.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77106_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77106_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:45:37.69 +09:16:27.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77107_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77107_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77120_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77120_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:22:56.33 +16:47:49.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77126_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77126_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77127_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77127_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:15:09.22 +13:50:51.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77128_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77128_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77129_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77129_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77130_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77130_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77151_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77151_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:37:27.12 +13:05:48.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77210_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77210_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77255_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77255_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:25:14.00 +11:55:46.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77258_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77258_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77263_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77263_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:57:14.58 +17:08:06.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77273_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77273_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:51:25.75 +11:49:08.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77281_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77281_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:08:21.07 +13:11:22.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77283_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77283_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (21.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 77287_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77287_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:44:39.99 +10:06:16.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77293_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77293_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:21:48.17 +13:37:44.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77302_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77302_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77305_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77305_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77315_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77315_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:49:32.75 +12:08:58.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77335_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77335_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:25:47.81 +17:03:58.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77347_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77347_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77384_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77384_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77401_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77401_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:12:51.86 +17:27:47.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77416_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77416_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77431_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77431_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77434_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77434_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:43:08.97 +14:05:37.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77452_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77452_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77468_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77468_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77476_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77476_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77532_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77532_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 77536_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77536_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:05:14.18 +14:15:44.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77547_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77547_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77554_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77554_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:49:56.32 +14:48:28.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 77556_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
Preparing report for the candidate 77556_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
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Considering the candidate 77625_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 77625_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 09725_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515
The candidate 09725_fd_Cnc-05-Q1b1x1_2026-09-12_05-54-50_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0515 did not pass the final checks
