This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 07.3847 2461320.8847 12.99 08:53:37.65 +20:22:29.4
206.38844 35.64717 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.0" and 7.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.521 Brixia 0 -1 1 13.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:53:37.65 +20:22:29.4: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:53:37.65 +20:22:29.4: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461320.8847,12.99,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261007.3847 12.99CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 07.3847 2461320.8847 12.86 09:10:12.31 +22:44:43.0
205.06646 40.04985 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 7.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.145 Adeona 0 0 0 13.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:10:12.31 +22:44:43.0: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:10:12.31 +22:44:43.0: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461320.8847,12.86,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261007.3847 12.86CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 07.3847 2461320.8847 12.69 09:36:16.29 +21:27:32.1
209.17228 45.43823 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 7.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.68 Leto -0 -0 0 13.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:36:16.29 +21:27:32.1: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:36:16.29 +21:27:32.1: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 07.3847* 09 36 16.29 +21 27 32.1 12.7 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461320.8847,12.69,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261007.3847 12.69CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 07.3847 2461320.8847 14.19 09:01:19.88 +20:23:58.3
207.10098 37.35941 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.5" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.410 Chloris -1 -1 1 14.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:01:19.88 +20:23:58.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:01:19.88 +20:23:58.3: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461320.8847,14.19,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261007.3847 14.19CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
First image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Last image: 2461320.88513183 07.10.2026 09:14:25.390 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 0
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 23 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 8789
Objects passed selection criteria: 8764
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7068
Average stars matched: 6870 (97.1986 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 241356 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Oct 6 12:01:37 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-233-gd5bdb823
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Oct 7 10:30:35 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
First image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Last image: 2461320.88513183 07.10.2026 09:14:25.390 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 35
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.04
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 57 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 47785
Objects passed selection criteria: 47653
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 38948
Average stars matched: 37542.2 (96.3907 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 269064 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Tue Oct 6 12:01:37 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-233-gd5bdb823
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-06)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Oct 7 10:32:53 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.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: 2461320.88424803
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Image size: 945.5'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0300 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Image size: 945.3'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0233 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30
Second-epoch second image center 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01162 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wBeyT56yN1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zNb6sY60PQ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pdra3dZWU1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fWhwNTyXd3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3464 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 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3464 deg
Loaded 6006 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): 4510 out of 4801 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4801 out of 9058 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.920200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.920200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3464 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 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3464 deg
Loaded 6006 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): 4510 out of 4801 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4801 out of 9058 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 9037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0623 deg, Dec +16.3327 to +27.3523 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 129.4936 to 147.0623 deg, Dec 16.3327 to 27.3523 deg
Loaded 6008 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): 4486 out of 4794 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4794 out of 9037 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.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 Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.2 pix Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
15.6 mag. Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
14.5 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (SNR ) 11.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.wBeyT56yN1 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=691, bad_region=0, passed=9058
Got 9058 stars (including 8360 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4821 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4811 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9058 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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4821 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4812 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9058 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4812 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9058 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4812 stars left (next iteration limit 5292)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=4812 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.464 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.329 n_q1=1361 n_q2=1105 n_q3=1319 n_q4=1027 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.245
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.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.zNb6sY60PQ (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=724, bad_region=0, passed=9037
Got 9037 stars (including 8310 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9037 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4823 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4814 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9037 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4823 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9037 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 9037 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4814 stars left (next iteration limit 5295)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits N_match=4814 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.362 n_q1=1349 n_q2=1112 n_q3=1325 n_q4=1028 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.221
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.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.Pdra3dZWU1 (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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=325, bad_region=0, passed=5181
Got 5181 stars (including 4853 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5181 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013132 (47.3 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010506 (37.8 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4684 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4672 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4672 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4672 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5181 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4685 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4675 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5181 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4675 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5181 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4675 stars left (next iteration limit 5139)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4675 robust_rms=10.324 arcsec worst_region_rms=16.736 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=16.736 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4675 robust_rms=0.672 arcsec worst_region_rms=1.025 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.751 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4675 robust_rms=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.759 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.526 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4675 robust_rms_before=1.689 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.375 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.513 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.538 worst_region_rms_after=0.759 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.905 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.526
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.538 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.538 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.375 arcsec matched=4675
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits N_match=4675 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.552 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.315 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.427 n_q1=1507 n_q2=845 n_q3=1436 n_q4=887 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.444
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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.fWhwNTyXd3 (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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=282, bad_region=0, passed=5184
Got 5184 stars (including 4900 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5184 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013129 (47.3 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010503 (37.8 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4734 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4724 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4724 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5184 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
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 531 to 589 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4735 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4725 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5184 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4725 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5184 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4725 stars left (next iteration limit 5196)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4725 robust_rms=10.773 arcsec worst_region_rms=17.977 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=17.977 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4725 robust_rms=0.708 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.921 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.917 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4725 robust_rms=0.510 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.789 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.503 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4725 robust_rms_before=1.392 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.370 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.510 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.511 worst_region_rms_after=0.789 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.724 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.503
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.511 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.511 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.370 arcsec matched=4725
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits N_match=4725 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.511 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.422 n_q1=1516 n_q2=884 n_q3=1429 n_q4=896 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.389
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits sigma_overall=0.373 worst_q_ratio=1.245
ref2=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits sigma_overall=0.398 worst_q_ratio=1.221
new1=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits sigma_overall=0.383 worst_q_ratio=1.444
new2=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits sigma_overall=0.368 worst_q_ratio=1.389
reference average sigma_overall=0.3855 worst_q_ratio=1.233
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
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Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199_astrometric_residuals.png (4812 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200_astrometric_residuals.png (4814 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458_astrometric_residuals.png (4675 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459_astrometric_residuals.png (4725 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
No candidates found here
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Image size: 945.5'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0300 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Image size: 945.3'x627.0' 15.8(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.92"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0233 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 09:13:58.390 +21:59:45.30
Second-epoch second image center 09:13:56.010 +21:59:19.70
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01162 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.W0R4V1zklb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GIaE3V5vaS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits &> /tmp/tmp.mxqIttV1I6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits &> /tmp/tmp.T3G4VVNf4G
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 50507 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3500 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 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3500 deg
Loaded 6016 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): 4201 out of 4841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4841 out of 50507 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.814600
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.814600
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.04
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.77
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.77
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 50507 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3500 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 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3500 deg
Loaded 6016 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): 4201 out of 4841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4841 out of 50507 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 50709 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4911 to 147.0623 deg, Dec +16.3281 to +27.3564 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 129.4911 to 147.0623 deg, Dec 16.3281 to 27.3564 deg
Loaded 6019 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): 4178 out of 4842 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4842 out of 50709 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 35 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.0 pix Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
2.5 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.8 mag. Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
15.8 mag. Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.7 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.W0R4V1zklb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=25, blended=2848, bad_region=9, passed=50482
Got 50482 stars (including 47524 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50482 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4819 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4811 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50482 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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4819 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50482 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4811 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50482 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4811 stars left (next iteration limit 5292)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=4811 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=1326 n_q2=1103 n_q3=1308 n_q4=1074 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.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.GIaE3V5vaS (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=29, blended=2904, bad_region=11, passed=50680
Got 50680 stars (including 47683 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50680 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (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 0.010463 (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 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4816 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4816 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4816 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50680 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50680 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 50680 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4815 stars left (next iteration limit 5297)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits N_match=4815 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.346 n_q1=1321 n_q2=1100 n_q3=1315 n_q4=1079 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.160
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.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.mxqIttV1I6 (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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=968, bad_region=45, passed=27876
Got 27876 stars (including 26812 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27876 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013132 (47.3 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010506 (37.8 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4821 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4810 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4810 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4813 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4813 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27876 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4813 stars left (next iteration limit 5291)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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=4813 robust_rms=10.046 arcsec worst_region_rms=16.686 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=16.686 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4813 robust_rms=0.652 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.991 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.747 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4813 robust_rms=0.509 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.749 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.522 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4813 robust_rms_before=1.690 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.368 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.509 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.537 worst_region_rms_after=0.749 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.921 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.522
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.537 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.537 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.368 arcsec matched=4813
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits N_match=4813 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.342 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.551 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.436 n_q1=1553 n_q2=841 n_q3=1514 n_q4=905 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.466
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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.T3G4VVNf4G (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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=941, bad_region=47, passed=27950
Got 27950 stars (including 26915 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 27950 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 945.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 945.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013129 (47.3 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010503 (37.8 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4821 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4814 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4814 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27950 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 530 to 589 (Dec 16.2 to 27.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4822 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4815 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 27950 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4815 stars left (next iteration limit 5295)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.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=4815 robust_rms=10.407 arcsec worst_region_rms=18.211 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=18.211 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4815 robust_rms=0.698 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.902 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.902 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4815 robust_rms=0.506 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.763 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.502 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4815 robust_rms_before=1.392 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.369 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.506 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.513 worst_region_rms_after=0.763 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.699 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.502
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.513 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.513 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.369 arcsec matched=4815
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits N_match=4815 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.336 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.522 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.432 n_q1=1542 n_q2=864 n_q3=1502 n_q4=907 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.426
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-13-09_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0458.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.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_2026-10-07_CI_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_043012_TTUQ1b1x1_3212956_ZKHG1L8B/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:53:37.65 +20:22:29.4: 16.13 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:10:12.31 +22:44:43.0: 16.21 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:35:14.11 +18:44:49.5: 12.05 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:06:55.90 +22:23:19.2: 13.02 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:09:13.16 +22:04:11.7: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:46:26.82 +17:30:59.8: 13.17 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:36:16.29 +21:27:32.1: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:04:51.15 +24:37:33.7: 13.32 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:06:55.90 +22:23:19.2: 13.03 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:10:12.31 +22:44:43.0: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:09:13.16 +22:04:11.7: 12.90 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:35:14.11 +18:44:49.5: 12.07 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:53:37.65 +20:22:29.4: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.03 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.90 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.06 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:09:13.16 +22:04:11.7: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7458 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:35:14.11 +18:44:49.5: ref_mag=12.06 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.5118 delta=-0.45 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:06:55.90 +22:23:19.2: ref_mag=13.03 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.8924 delta=0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:46:26.82 +17:30:59.8: 13.12 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.15 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:46:26.82 +17:30:59.8: ref_mag=13.15 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1735 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:36:16.29 +21:27:32.1: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:04:51.15 +24:37:33.7: 13.30 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.31 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:04:51.15 +24:37:33.7: ref_mag=13.31 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1916 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:43:25.63 +23:58:56.2: 13.59 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:46:15.62 +20:36:41.0: 13.67 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:44:25.58 +16:50:36.4: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:43:25.63 +23:58:56.2: 13.73 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.65 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:43:25.63 +23:58:56.2: ref_mag=13.65 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7208 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:46:15.62 +20:36:41.0: 13.58 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.62 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:46:15.62 +20:36:41.0: ref_mag=13.62 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7444 delta=-0.13 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:54:38.83 +24:12:07.1: 14.25 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:01:19.88 +20:23:58.3: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:44:25.58 +16:50:36.4: 99.00 +/- 99.00 edge
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:44:25.58 +16:50:36.4: at least one reference image reported edge (off-image or aperture/annulus past image boundary); cannot perform the forced-photometry cross-check
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:54:38.83 +24:12:07.1: 14.22 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.23 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:54:38.83 +24:12:07.1: ref_mag=14.23 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.1090 delta=0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:01:19.88 +20:23:58.3: 16.23 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:41:33.94 +23:50:33.1: 9.57 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:41:33.94 +23:50:33.1: 9.57 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 9.57 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:41:33.94 +23:50:33.1: ref_mag=9.57 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=8.7055 delta=0.86 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out64741.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out64743.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out64855.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out65537.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 11s
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: 6s
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Considering the candidate 64174_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64174_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:28:01.27 +23:18:11.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64175_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64175_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:47:36.06 +26:13:11.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64178_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64178_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:43:04.92 +19:27:28.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64179_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64179_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 64594_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64594_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:09:53.96 +25:12:42.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64729_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64729_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 64741_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
Preparing report for the candidate 64741_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
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Considering the candidate 64743_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
Preparing report for the candidate 64743_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
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Considering the candidate 64780_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64780_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:01:45.94 +17:06:04.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64781_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64781_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 64815_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64815_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 64829_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64829_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:13:27.96 +25:25:03.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64855_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
Preparing report for the candidate 64855_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
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Considering the candidate 64893_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64893_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 64912_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64912_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:09:47.12 +25:13:35.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 64981_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 64981_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:16:16.48 +23:25:03.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65006_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65006_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:00:28.68 +22:43:59.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65012_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65012_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 08:54:55.84 +26:13:10.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65073_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65073_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65122_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65122_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:20:35.04 +22:39:16.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65146_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65146_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65174_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65174_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:12:51.61 +17:27:45.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65190_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65190_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:45:39.43 +23:45:06.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65209_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65209_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65275_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65275_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:32:04.94 +25:26:05.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65306_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65306_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:12:48.05 +20:01:53.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65335_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65335_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:22:55.02 +21:56:34.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65427_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65427_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:15:26.72 +23:46:00.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 65458_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 65458_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 65537_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
Preparing report for the candidate 65537_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
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Considering the candidate 06054_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 06054_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:01:03.23 +17:53:55.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 09229_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 09229_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:03:15.89 +18:35:21.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 08246_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 08246_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:26:40.04 +18:37:41.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 10416_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 10416_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (41.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 38215_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459
The candidate 38215_fd_Cnc-03-Q1b1x1_2026-10-07_04-14-25_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0459 did not pass the final checks