Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference image | 2026 04 17.23067 | 2461147.73067 | 10.93 | 10:23:55.57 -02:44:17.3 | 3748 3552 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits |
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 04 17.23144 | 2461147.73144 | 10.93 | 10:23:55.58 -02:44:16.5 | 3743 3553 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 10 06.47453 | 2461319.97453 | 10.03 | 10:23:55.53 -02:44:16.9 | 5794 2720 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits |
| Discovery image 3 | 2026 10 06.47517 | 2461319.97517 | 9.99 | 10:23:55.51 -02:44:17.1 | 5788 2726 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 06.4749 2461319.9749 10.01 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0
247.09749 43.57619 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.4" and 8.7 pix
The object was found in VSX
1" ASAS J102356-0244.3
Type: MISC
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
11.060 V Y 0.560 V 2452317.90000 136.600000000000 M6/7
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits at 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0: 10.95 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits at 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0: 10.96 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.95 +/- 0.00
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 atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242 STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Sex-02-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1132680 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 1132680 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits_preview.png'
Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
renamed 'Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits_preview.png'
Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 692.7812 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 439.0742 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2645.1441 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 634.5218 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 2642.9396 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 633.9581 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 3.81815 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE=/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits :) Spent 0.860006 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 14.6199998855591 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 14.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits :) Spent 0.687122 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
after the calibration attempt: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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: 2461319.97452853 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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Image size: 941.0'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0515 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Image size: 940.9'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:14.309 -01:59:05.09 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:14.309 -01:59:05.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0430 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 Second-epoch second image center 10:17:14.309 -01:59:05.09 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01463 deg. ################################### 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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.dofuZ6cT3f Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0wWmbn8BIe Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits &> /tmp/tmp.j9JqUmdUP4 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tbasv7X0QH Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 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 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5417 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): 3928 out of 4048 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4048 out of 6253 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.671000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.671000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.46 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 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 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5417 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): 3928 out of 4048 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4048 out of 6253 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (aperture=6.3) Read 6209 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0896 to 162.3618 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 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 146.0896 to 162.3618 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5390 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): 3909 out of 4039 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4039 out of 6209 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (aperture=6.3) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 2.2 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 15.2 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory ############ /tmp/tmp.dofuZ6cT3f (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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=407, bad_region=1529, passed=6253 Got 6253 stars (including 4436 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4132 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4118 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4132 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4118 stars left (next iteration limit 4529) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits N_match=4118 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.292 n_q1=1188 n_q2=687 n_q3=1423 n_q4=820 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.343 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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.0wWmbn8BIe (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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=414, bad_region=1520, passed=6209 Got 6209 stars (including 4397 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6209 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4100 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4086 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4100 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4086 stars left (next iteration limit 4494) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits N_match=4086 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=1182 n_q2=673 n_q3=1401 n_q4=830 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.331 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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.j9JqUmdUP4 (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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=271, bad_region=526, passed=3359 Got 3359 stars (including 2573 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3359 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2439 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2433 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2433 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2433 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2940 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2439 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2433 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2940 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2433 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2940 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 2433 stars left (next iteration limit 2676) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2433 robust_rms=6.496 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.036 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.626 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2433 robust_rms=0.531 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.616 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.616 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2433 robust_rms=0.407 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.540 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.540 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2433 robust_rms_before=1.645 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.408 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.407 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.561 worst_region_rms_after=0.540 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.607 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.540 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.561 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.561 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.408 arcsec matched=2433 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits N_match=2433 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.415 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.488 n_q1=918 n_q2=373 n_q3=800 n_q4=342 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.175 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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.tbasv7X0QH (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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=231, bad_region=543, passed=3377 Got 3377 stars (including 2623 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3377 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2486 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2482 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2482 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2482 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2942 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2487 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2942 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2483 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2942 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Excluding outliers - 2483 stars left (next iteration limit 2730) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2483 robust_rms=6.407 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.313 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.799 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2483 robust_rms=0.518 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.655 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.655 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2483 robust_rms=0.397 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.515 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.515 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2483 robust_rms_before=1.587 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.406 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.397 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.601 worst_region_rms_after=0.515 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.536 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.515 verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Image size: 941.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:14.366 -01:59:06.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ### ### Converted positions of 3377 stars ### 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky357753.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log' SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.587 -> 0.397 arcsec) SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 2483 pairs from the previous matching) UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2377 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success SIP_REFIT: re-match found 2377 pairs (2483 from the previous matching) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2377 robust_rms=6.291 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.021 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.463 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2377 robust_rms=0.518 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.651 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.651 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2377 robust_rms=0.396 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.523 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.523 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2377 robust_rms_before=0.395 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.395 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.396 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.512 worst_region_rms_after=0.523 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.512 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.523 SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.523 vs 0.512 arcsec) - keeping the current solution SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2377 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2942 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2377 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2939 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits N_match=2377 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.424 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.415 n_q1=910 n_q2=365 n_q3=777 n_q4=325 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.042 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits sigma_overall=0.334 worst_q_ratio=1.343 ref2=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits sigma_overall=0.368 worst_q_ratio=1.331 new1=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits sigma_overall=0.415 worst_q_ratio=1.175 new2=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits sigma_overall=0.407 worst_q_ratio=1.042 reference average sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.337 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123_astrometric_residuals.png (4118 matched stars from wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124_astrometric_residuals.png (4086 matched stars from wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596_astrometric_residuals.png (2433 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.38 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597_astrometric_residuals.png (2377 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Image size: 941.0'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0515 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Image size: 941.4'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:14.366 -01:59:06.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:14.366 -01:59:06.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0426 deg. ################################### ################################### # 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 10:17:11.831 -01:58:27.75 Second-epoch second image center 10:17:14.366 -01:59:06.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01511 deg. ################################### 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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.b9IktJuj7O Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.I0nIjI5HmX Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits &> /tmp/tmp.IPv5TEmH96 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0Pq2bvqh7x Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 38744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7488 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 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7488 deg Loaded 5427 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): 3875 out of 4234 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4234 out of 38744 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.532600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.532600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 38744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7488 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 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7488 deg Loaded 5427 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): 3875 out of 4234 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4234 out of 38744 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 38844 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0430 to 162.4656 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7490 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 146.0430 to 162.4656 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7490 deg Loaded 5434 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): 3886 out of 4233 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4233 out of 38844 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 7 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 2.0 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 2.2 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 2.2 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 15.4 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.7 (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.b9IktJuj7O (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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1626, bad_region=8795, passed=38725 Got 38725 stars (including 28619 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38725 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4672 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4656 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4672 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4656 stars left (next iteration limit 5121) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits N_match=4656 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.283 n_q1=1308 n_q2=874 n_q3=1531 n_q4=943 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.246 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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.I0nIjI5HmX (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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1605, bad_region=8810, passed=38829 Got 38829 stars (including 28722 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38829 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (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 0.010461 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4667 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4652 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4667 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4652 stars left (next iteration limit 5117) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits N_match=4652 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.311 n_q1=1322 n_q2=862 n_q3=1528 n_q4=940 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.323 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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.IPv5TEmH96 (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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=672, bad_region=2187, passed=20510 Got 20510 stars (including 17710 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20510 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4745 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4732 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.4) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4743 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4730 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40" Excluding outliers - 4730 stars left (next iteration limit 5205) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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=4730 robust_rms=6.464 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.634 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.834 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4730 robust_rms=0.529 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.637 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.616 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4730 robust_rms=0.428 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.566 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.566 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4730 robust_rms_before=1.665 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.411 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.428 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.567 worst_region_rms_after=0.566 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.628 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.566 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.567 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.567 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.411 arcsec matched=4730 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits N_match=4730 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.458 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.411 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.449 n_q1=1683 n_q2=679 n_q3=1648 n_q4=720 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.088 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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.0Pq2bvqh7x (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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=675, bad_region=2258, passed=20510 Got 20510 stars (including 17661 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 20510 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4732 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18866 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18866 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4732 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18866 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Excluding outliers - 4732 stars left (next iteration limit 5205) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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=4732 robust_rms=6.614 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.492 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.374 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4732 robust_rms=0.537 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.661 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.661 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4732 robust_rms=0.425 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.537 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.537 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4732 robust_rms_before=0.423 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.408 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.425 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.528 worst_region_rms_after=0.537 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.528 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.537 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.528 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.528 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.408 arcsec matched=4732 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits N_match=4732 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.414 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.428 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.402 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.432 n_q1=1674 n_q2=695 n_q3=1638 n_q4=725 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.045 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-23-09_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0596.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.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_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits at 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0: 10.95 +/- 0.01 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits at 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0: 10.96 +/- 0.00 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.95 +/- 0.00 Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0: ref_mag=10.95 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=10.0053 delta=0.95 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20666.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s 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: 2s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52317_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 52317_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checksRejecting candidate due to large distance (27.1") between the two second-epoch detections xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55140_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 55140_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 13.22 10:13:29.65 -04:46:00.3 4197 1522 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits **** FOUND 10:34:35.94 +01:46:35.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55435_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 55435_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 12.75 10:34:35.95 +01:46:36.0 7456 5438 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits **** FOUND 10:08:45.75 +01:10:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56143_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 56143_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 13.25 10:08:45.75 +01:10:15.2 3540 5121 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits **** FOUND 10:04:14.99 -04:57:04.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56539_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 56539_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 13.27 10:04:15.01 -04:57:05.1 2802 1424 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits **** FOUND 10:26:49.71 -00:07:32.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57231_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 The candidate 57231_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 13.30 10:26:49.69 -00:07:31.8 6255 4298 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-06_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_104812_TTUQ2b1x1_250504_ofZic3be/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597.fits **** FOUND 10:18:20.46 -03:53:07.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 20666_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 Preparing report for the candidate 20666_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-10-06_06-24-05_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0597 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 ########### Completed Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 ################################################################################### 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 -- not an asteroid (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 -- does not seem to be a hot pixel (will add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 -- a known variable star Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 1 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN= NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Adding the following to the exclusion list #### 10:23:55.52 -02:44:17.0 #################################################### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461319.97452853 -observatory V36 14:16:15.96 -16:09:05.8 Mercury (-0.0mag) 14:11:55.49 -21:10:48.9 Venus (-4.7mag) 08:28:21.77 +20:13:06.3 Mars (1.1mag) 09:31:07.08 +15:20:15.6 Jupiter (-1.9mag) 00:43:51.66 +01:45:53.7 Saturn (0.3mag) 04:12:33.08 +20:59:09.4 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:10:49.85 -00:22:29.0 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:15.32 -23:43:26.8 Pluto (14.5mag) 09:36:34.21 +14:50:46.6 Moon (-9.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 7 02:55 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461319.97452853: 09:31:04.77 +15:20:29.0 Io (6.1mag) 09:30:57.86 +15:21:05.9 Europa (6.2mag) 09:31:10.31 +15:19:58.0 Ganymede (5.6mag) 09:31:00.71 +15:20:50.8 Callisto (6.9mag) 09:30:30.05 +15:41:46.2 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:31:07.98 +15:20:11.3 Thebe (16.5mag) 09:29:28.83 +15:40:41.5 Elara (17.5mag) 09:33:50.82 +14:42:59.0 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:30:04.49 +15:46:04.3 Carme (18.9mag) 00:43:59.80 +01:45:58.3 Titan (8.2mag) 00:43:56.10 +01:45:41.8 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:43:13.93 +01:43:21.9 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:43:47.41 +01:46:14.3 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:42:13.86 +01:33:42.8 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 7 02:55 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461319.97452853: 02:14:09.69 +21:03:39.7 JWST 17:54:10.08 +30:59:50.7 Chandra 07:12:46.92 -13:31:07.1 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 7 02:55 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461319.97452853 -observatory V36 03:47:13.04 +20:09:59.4 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 18:20:29.90 -33:36:40.9 14.7mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:37:40.17 -72:04:49.5 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:16:19.59 +34:30:28.7 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 05:02:41.33 +48:18:16.3 16.9mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:28:06.87 +25:30:45.1 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 08:59:26.19 +35:10:10.1 16.1mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:26:00.45 +41:45:13.9 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:45:43.22 -13:31:16.5 16.7mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:08:01.59 +16:24:00.8 16.3mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 13:46:05.30 -02:18:30.8 16.6mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 18:22:32.78 +67:02:48.2 16.0mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:41:34.27 +43:56:53.3 17.8mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:40:56.09 +13:46:52.5 17.7mag A/2026 E1 00:38:42.95 +19:36:55.6 17.7mag 2P/Encke 22:52:58.22 -32:42:49.3 14.3mag 10P/Tempel 02:03:50.70 +39:21:43.3 16.8mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:07:55.73 -07:45:46.6 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:25:38.58 -08:42:05.1 15.5mag 65P/Gunn 07:28:59.05 +16:31:58.9 13.8mag 78P/Gehrels 03:04:40.94 +14:33:36.9 17.5mag 88P/Howell 07:20:59.25 +38:48:02.1 17.1mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 08:50:54.96 +15:52:47.8 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 11:30:51.44 +14:23:07.5 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 13:54:29.05 -30:47:27.2 17.8mag 124P/Mrkos 06:47:08.73 +19:31:18.9 15.7mag 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 23:35:49.56 +00:27:34.3 17.2mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 22:26:13.33 -01:01:33.2 9.5mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:08:20.40 +35:42:31.0 16.8mag 162P/Siding Spring 10:06:21.75 +02:51:17.4 13.8mag 169P/NEAT 03:31:31.60 +05:13:31.5 14.7mag 220P/McNaught 05:55:22.42 +44:07:05.6 15.3mag 260P/McNaught 07:19:37.46 +25:45:51.4 18.0mag 266P/Christensen 09:51:10.77 +31:56:17.2 18.0mag 493P/LONEOS -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.7K Oct 7 02:55 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90 ASASSN-26fi 2026-10-1.36 15.82 21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20 ASASSN-26fh 2026-10-1.27 15.94 20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90 AT2026adfv 2026-10-1.3 16.42 00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50 SN2026abhc 2026-09-29.15 15.57 21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80 SN2026acxa 2026-09-29.13 14.65 04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40 ASASSN-26fg 2026-09-23.25 15.73 05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40 SN2026aajs 2026-09-21.32 17.04 19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70 AT2026acgs 2026-09-18.14 15.84 00:02:34.07 +52:55:19.10 ASASSN-26ff 2026-09-16.43 15.37 23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20 SN2026yjv 2026-09-15.38 18.32 16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02 23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89 16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58 16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4 23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17 21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh ------- 08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67 02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93 02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26 04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27 17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14 03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78 01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27 20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87 22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.25 13.48 22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93 00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02 00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51 19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63 00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59 19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37 18:25:12.79 -22:25:29.10 V8055 2026-08-30 10.76 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15 20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53 19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88 11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82 19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31 17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67 19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52 18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92 19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91 19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81 04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96 13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01 16:41:15.63 +39:17:14.70 SN 2026pel 2026-06-26.38 16.07 10:14:40.19 -35:38:21.30 ASASSN-26dy 2026-06-25.99 15.63 14:47:21.56 -40:15:51.30 ASASSN-26dv 2026-06-23.03 14.62 13:38:49.79 -77:21:06.70 ASASSN-26dw 2026-06-23.04 16.09 00:59:27.90 +33:08:13.20 SN 2026mke 2026-06-22.39 17.13 11:10:44.73 -30:20:45.50 SN 2026nmv 2026-06-22.06 16.56 21:36:15.68 -21:19:12.50 AT2026oxh 2026-06-22.15 17.14 17:31:38.38 -56:05:51.90 ASASSN-26dx 2026-06-22.02 14.72 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 7 02:55 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 05:21:07.63 +23:38:19.4 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-06.4109 11.2mag 22:57:17.96 +47:07:41.8 TCP J22571796+4707418 2026-08-09.3289 14.3mag 09:13:38.17 +76:28:18.1 PSN J09133817+7628181 2026-08-09.8037 15.4mag 00:43:17.29 +41:26:48.6 PNV J00431729+4126486 2026-08-14.0920 16.8mag 00:42:52.82 +41:10:58.6 PNV J00425282+4110586 2026-08-17.7723 19.9mag 00:42:52.83 +41:10:59.6 PNV J00425283+4110596 2026-08-18.6119 19.3mag 18:25:12.76 -22:25:29.3 TCP J18251276-2225293 2026-08-19.1062 9.4mag 18:03:09.04 +12:18:14.0 TCP J18030904+1218140 2026-08-19.5199 14.9mag 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 7 02:55 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 01:46:09.770 +02:02:13.34 AT 2026ackj 2026-09-08.84 21.46 02:11:53.030 -00:12:10.30 AT 2026acki 2026-09-08.84 22.54 01:14:19.450 +04:46:52.92 AT 2026ackh 2026-09-08.83 22.2 01:01:48.240 +03:30:17.04 AT 2026ackg 2026-09-10.76 22.36 02:11:13.220 +00:36:17.37 AT 2026ackf 2026-09-08.84 21.43 02:31:53.457 +02:19:06.32 AT 2026acke 2026-08-28.80 20.73 02:24:11.420 -00:13:18.77 AT 2026ackd 2026-09-08.91 22.92 01:03:59.810 +06:15:19.53 AT 2026ackc 2026-08-21.84 22.54 18:57:17.643 +41:09:07.56 AT 2026ackb 2026-09-19.18 19.9818 22:02:16.323 +39:49:46.54 SN 2026acka 2026-09-20.19 18.637 02:08:19.378 -07:08:21.59 AT 2026acjz 2026-09-19.75 20.07 00:49:35.044 -04:36:08.99 AT 2026acjy 2026-09-10.58 20.1 07:54:16.503 +20:01:25.42 SN 2026acjx 2026-09-20.25 19.11 07:47:22.677 +17:49:24.51 AT 2026acjw 2026-09-20.25 18.31 22:00:52.012 +34:22:25.34 AT 2026acjv 2026-09-15.94 19.87 22:53:42.463 -03:35:19.51 AT 2026acju 2026-09-15.01 20 19:36:24.152 -58:11:10.48 AT 2026acjt 2026-09-19.39 19.5 18:54:32.379 -62:51:31.29 SN 2026acjs 2026-09-20.40 17.87 21:58:21.903 +22:26:56.46 AT 2026acjr 2026-09-18.29 19.9649 16:30:23.245 +26:31:29.53 AT 2026acjq 2026-09-15.18 19.7488 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 7 02:55 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 2 2026 10 06.47517 2461319.97517 13.52 10:18:20.39 -03:53:07.7 4935 2046 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