This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461321.7428,8.35,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261008.2427 8.35CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461321.7428,8.40,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261008.2427 8.40CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 08.2427 2461321.7428 13.58 23:58:52.27 -00:07:50.5
95.71175 -60.19451 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.2" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.551 Ortrud -1 1 1 13.8 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:58:52.27 -00:07:50.5: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:58:52.27 -00:07:50.5: 15.85 +/- 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,2461321.7428,13.58,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261008.2427 13.58CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 08.2427 2461321.7428 14.25 00:13:25.24 +00:26:53.3
103.05367 -60.94785 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1735 ITA 0 1 1 14.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:13:25.24 +00:26:53.3: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:13:25.24 +00:26:53.3: 15.77 +/- 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,2461321.7428,14.25,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261008.2427 14.25CV 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: 2461242.92203095 21.07.2026 10:07:33.474 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
First image: 2461242.92203095 21.07.2026 10:07:33.474 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Last image: 2461321.74304970 08.10.2026 05:49:49.494 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 5
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5619
Objects passed selection criteria: 5603
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4416
Average stars matched: 3946 (89.3569 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 231708 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 Thu Oct 8 06:17:26 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461242.92203095 21.07.2026 10:07:33.474 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
First image: 2461242.92203095 21.07.2026 10:07:33.474 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Last image: 2461321.74304970 08.10.2026 05:49:49.494 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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.: -7.12
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: 9 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): 29642
Objects passed selection criteria: 29536
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: 24402.2
Average stars matched: 21654.5 (88.7398 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 250852 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 Thu Oct 8 06:18:09 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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: 2461321.74245074
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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
###################################
The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92 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 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0065 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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49 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 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62
Second-epoch image center 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0083 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 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01331 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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fjYCeJZdYz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.37EluLtAA4
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CGlQ1go5W3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits &> /tmp/tmp.2SHF3XCTzG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 5537 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1391 to 7.8851 deg, Dec -7.2685 to +3.2742 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 352.1391 to 7.8851 deg, Dec -7.2685 to 3.2742 deg
Loaded 113496 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3358 out of 3443 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3443 out of 5537 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.632850
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.632850
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.26
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 5537 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1391 to 7.8851 deg, Dec -7.2685 to +3.2742 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 352.1391 to 7.8851 deg, Dec -7.2685 to 3.2742 deg
Loaded 113496 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 3358 out of 3443 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3443 out of 5537 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (aperture=6.3)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 5464 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1355 to 7.8705 deg, Dec -7.2684 to +3.2771 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 352.1355 to 7.8705 deg, Dec -7.2684 to 3.2771 deg
Loaded 113493 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): 3322 out of 3420 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3420 out of 5464 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
2.2 pix Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.3 mag. Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
15.3 mag. Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.4 (SNR ) 12.0 (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.fjYCeJZdYz (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=342, bad_region=1203, passed=5537
Got 5537 stars (including 4070 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5537 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1391 through 0 to 7.8851, gap 7.8851 to 352.1391
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3972 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4582 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1393 through 0 to 7.8851, gap 7.8851 to 352.1393
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3977 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4582 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3972 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4582 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 3972 stars left (next iteration limit 4369)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits N_match=3972 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.272 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.283 n_q1=1263 n_q2=686 n_q3=1324 n_q4=699 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.153
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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.37EluLtAA4 (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=3, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=354, bad_region=1178, passed=5461
Got 5461 stars (including 4010 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5461 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1355 through 0 to 7.8705, gap 7.8705 to 352.1355
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3914 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3914 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1357 through 0 to 7.8705, gap 7.8705 to 352.1357
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3920 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3913 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4515 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 3913 stars left (next iteration limit 4305)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits N_match=3913 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.347 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.401 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.331 n_q1=1258 n_q2=678 n_q3=1296 n_q4=681 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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.CGlQ1go5W3 (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=397, bad_region=1437, passed=6006
Got 6006 stars (including 4239 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6006 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1443 through 0 to 7.8760, gap 7.8760 to 352.1443
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4142 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4136 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4136 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4136 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1445 through 0 to 7.8762, gap 7.8762 to 352.1445
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4142 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4136 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4136 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4840 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4136 stars left (next iteration limit 4549)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4136 robust_rms=7.638 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.160 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=14.160 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4136 robust_rms=0.404 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.629 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.629 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4136 robust_rms=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.342 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.342 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4136 robust_rms_before=0.857 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.310 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.354 worst_region_rms_after=0.342 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.092 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.342
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.354 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.354 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.310 arcsec matched=4136
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4136 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.309 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1304 n_q2=828 n_q3=1246 n_q4=758 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.015
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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.2SHF3XCTzG (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=399, bad_region=1432, passed=6074
Got 6074 stars (including 4310 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6074 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1372 through 0 to 7.8696, gap 7.8696 to 352.1372
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4215 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4209 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4209 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4209 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1375 through 0 to 7.8703, gap 7.8703 to 352.1375
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4215 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4209 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4209 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4920 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4209 stars left (next iteration limit 4629)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4209 robust_rms=7.700 arcsec worst_region_rms=14.554 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=14.554 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4209 robust_rms=0.389 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.750 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.750 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4209 robust_rms=0.284 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.362 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.362 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4209 robust_rms_before=0.867 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.286 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.284 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.349 worst_region_rms_after=0.362 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.146 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.362
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.349 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.349 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.286 arcsec matched=4209
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits N_match=4209 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.300 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.319 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.297 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.286 n_q1=1352 n_q2=837 n_q3=1245 n_q4=775 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.062
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits sigma_overall=0.303 worst_q_ratio=1.153
ref2=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.142
new1=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits sigma_overall=0.324 worst_q_ratio=1.015
new2=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits sigma_overall=0.300 worst_q_ratio=1.062
reference average sigma_overall=0.327 worst_q_ratio=1.1475
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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999_astrometric_residuals.png (3972 matched stars from wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000_astrometric_residuals.png (3913 matched stars from wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.30 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284_astrometric_residuals.png (4136 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.28 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285_astrometric_residuals.png (4209 matched stars from wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:55:16.60 -02:28:32.9: 12.10 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:54:14.07 +02:14:52.0: 11.83 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:58:44.45 -01:12:34.1: 12.06 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:01:53.59 -00:48:58.1: 12.14 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:55:16.60 -02:28:32.9: 12.09 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:54:14.07 +02:14:52.0: 11.80 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:01:53.59 -00:48:58.1: 12.16 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:58:44.45 -01:12:34.1: 12.04 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.09 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.81 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.05 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:54:14.07 +02:14:52.0: ref_mag=11.81 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0507 delta=-0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.15 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:55:16.60 -02:28:32.9: ref_mag=12.09 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1076 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:58:44.45 -01:12:34.1: ref_mag=12.05 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0779 delta=-0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:01:53.59 -00:48:58.1: ref_mag=12.15 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1180 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20254_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
Preparing report for the candidate 20254_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
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Considering the candidate 21047_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 21047_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 21071_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 21071_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 21093_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 21093_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 21109_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 21109_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Image size: 937.3'x624.3' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.0' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92 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 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62
Second-epoch image center 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0065 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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Image size: 937.1'x624.1' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49 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 00:00:00.424 -02:00:17.62
Second-epoch image center 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0083 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 00:00:01.258 -01:59:57.92
Second-epoch second image center 23:59:58.439 -02:00:20.49
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01331 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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fWAbvRZMUV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0shCuscv9y
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits &> /tmp/tmp.hX8EEQaZos
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits &> /tmp/tmp.TLf5CSD5Qt
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits and wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits) and catalog (wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 29281 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1384 to 7.8963 deg, Dec -7.2757 to +3.2741 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 352.1384 to 7.8963 deg, Dec -7.2757 to 3.2741 deg
Loaded 113505 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): 3329 out of 3554 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3554 out of 29281 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.525300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.525300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.12
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.41
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 29281 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1384 to 7.8963 deg, Dec -7.2757 to +3.2741 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 352.1384 to 7.8963 deg, Dec -7.2757 to 3.2741 deg
Loaded 113505 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): 3329 out of 3554 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3554 out of 29281 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (aperture=5.0)
The field straddles RA=0: the RA boundaries wrap around (min > max)
Read 30046 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 352.1258 to 7.8769 deg, Dec -7.2751 to +3.2772 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 352.1258 to 7.8769 deg, Dec -7.2751 to 3.2772 deg
Loaded 113502 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): 3314 out of 3546 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3546 out of 30046 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 17 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
2.1 pix Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
2.1 pix fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
2.2 pix fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
15.4 mag. Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
15.5 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
15.5 mag. fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.5 (SNR ) 14.6 (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.fWAbvRZMUV (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1084, bad_region=5467, passed=29269
Got 29269 stars (including 22908 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29269 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1384 through 0 to 7.8963, gap 7.8963 to 352.1384
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4857 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4850 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1387 through 0 to 7.8963, gap 7.8963 to 352.1387
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4857 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4850 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25114 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4850 stars left (next iteration limit 5335)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits N_match=4850 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.357 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.302 n_q1=1560 n_q2=873 n_q3=1533 n_q4=884 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.137
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.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.0shCuscv9y (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits 570.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits' -> 'wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=12, blended=1265, bad_region=5561, passed=30034
Got 30034 stars (including 23398 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30034 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013018 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010414 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1258 through 0 to 7.8769, gap 7.8769 to 352.1258
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4861 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4854 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25818 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
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1262 through 0 to 7.8769, gap 7.8769 to 352.1262
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4861 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25818 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 25818 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 4854 stars left (next iteration limit 5339)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits N_match=4854 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.340 n_q1=1568 n_q2=872 n_q3=1544 n_q4=870 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.153
The image catalog is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits -region wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.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.hX8EEQaZos (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=1275, bad_region=5740, passed=30785
Got 30785 stars (including 24063 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30785 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1437 through 0 to 7.8808, gap 7.8808 to 352.1437
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4839 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4832 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1439 through 0 to 7.8811, gap 7.8811 to 352.1439
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4839 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4832 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26434 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4832 stars left (next iteration limit 5315)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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=4832 robust_rms=7.623 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.732 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.732 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4832 robust_rms=0.407 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.647 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.647 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4832 robust_rms=0.308 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.345 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.345 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4832 robust_rms_before=0.856 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.310 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.308 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.345 worst_region_rms_after=0.345 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.084 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.345
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.345 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.345 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.310 arcsec matched=4832
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits N_match=4832 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=1529 n_q2=936 n_q3=1492 n_q4=875 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.015
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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.TLf5CSD5Qt (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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=1238, bad_region=5733, passed=30714
Got 30714 stars (including 24014 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30714 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013015 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010412 (37.5 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1329 through 0 to 7.8765, gap 7.8765 to 352.1329
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4837 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4830 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
RA wraps around 0/360 boundary: field RA 352.1331 through 0 to 7.8773, gap 7.8773 to 352.1331
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4837 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 26345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4830 stars left (next iteration limit 5313)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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=4830 robust_rms=7.555 arcsec worst_region_rms=13.702 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=13.702 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4830 robust_rms=0.397 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.675 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.675 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4830 robust_rms=0.289 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.362 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.362 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4830 robust_rms_before=0.869 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.290 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.289 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.361 worst_region_rms_after=0.362 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.100 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.362
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.361 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.361 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.290 arcsec matched=4830
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits N_match=4830 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.288 n_q1=1538 n_q2=939 n_q3=1484 n_q4=869 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.063
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits -region wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-48-57_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0284.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.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_2026-10-08_CI_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_061504_TTUQ2b1x1_697131_OYjTZGWY/wcs_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Psc-08-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:54:52.12 +00:04:17.7: 12.70 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:17:24.74 -03:25:55.8: 14.60 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:49:56.10 +01:54:08.8: 12.71 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:58:52.27 -00:07:50.5: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:57:47.38 +01:16:22.5: 14.61 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:47:44.02 +02:02:27.3: 13.25 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:56:27.65 -00:35:54.5: 13.40 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:10:01.25 -06:08:54.6: 14.08 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:16:01.59 -05:25:02.3: 14.06 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:54:52.12 +00:04:17.7: 12.71 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:17:24.74 -03:25:55.8: 14.72 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:49:56.10 +01:54:08.8: 12.74 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:57:47.38 +01:16:22.5: 14.53 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.71 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:58:52.27 -00:07:50.5: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:47:44.02 +02:02:27.3: 13.31 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:10:01.25 -06:08:54.6: 14.02 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:56:27.65 -00:35:54.5: 13.48 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:54:52.12 +00:04:17.7: ref_mag=12.71 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=12.7575 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.66 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:16:01.59 -05:25:02.3: 14.05 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.56 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.73 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:17:24.74 -03:25:55.8: ref_mag=14.66 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.6494 delta=0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:57:47.38 +01:16:22.5: ref_mag=14.56 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.6158 delta=-0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:49:56.10 +01:54:08.8: ref_mag=12.73 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.1272 delta=-0.40 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.28 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.44 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:10:01.25 -06:08:54.6: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=14.5226 delta=-0.48 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:56:27.65 -00:35:54.5: ref_mag=13.44 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5815 delta=-0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:47:44.02 +02:02:27.3: ref_mag=13.28 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.4270 delta=-0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.05 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:16:01.59 -05:25:02.3: ref_mag=14.05 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0342 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:57:20.36 -06:06:31.4: 14.40 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:00:36.96 +00:12:01.6: 14.23 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:55:27.94 +01:40:47.5: 14.44 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:13:25.24 +00:26:53.3: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:54:03.61 -05:21:59.4: 14.60 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 23:54:30.65 -00:37:05.5: 14.72 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-07-33_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0999.fits at 00:00:34.50 +00:12:41.4: 14.49 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:57:20.36 -06:06:31.4: 14.40 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:13:25.24 +00:26:53.3: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.40 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:57:20.36 -06:06:31.4: ref_mag=14.40 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.3946 delta=0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:55:27.94 +01:40:47.5: 14.52 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:00:34.50 +00:12:41.4: 14.44 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:54:30.65 -00:37:05.5: 15.17 +/- 0.25 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 23:54:03.61 -05:21:59.4: 14.67 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.47 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry on wcs_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-07-21_05-08-38_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_1000.fits at 00:00:36.96 +00:12:01.6: 13.99 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:55:27.94 +01:40:47.5: ref_mag=14.47 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.2838 delta=0.19 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.46 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.85 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:54:30.65 -00:37:05.5: ref_mag=14.85 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.6844 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:00:34.50 +00:12:41.4: ref_mag=14.46 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.6347 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.63 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.08 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 23:54:03.61 -05:21:59.4: ref_mag=14.63 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.7096 delta=-0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:00:36.96 +00:12:01.6: ref_mag=14.08 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.3396 delta=-0.26 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out35001.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out36458.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 2s
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Considering the candidate 32304_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 32304_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32306_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 32306_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32307_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 32307_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32310_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 32310_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32312_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 32312_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32344_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
Preparing report for the candidate 32344_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
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Considering the candidate 33792_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 33792_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 34746_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 34746_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 35001_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
Preparing report for the candidate 35001_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
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Considering the candidate 35031_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 35031_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 36458_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
Preparing report for the candidate 36458_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
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Considering the candidate 36731_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 36731_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 36838_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 36838_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 37027_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 37027_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 37288_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 37288_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 37394_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 37394_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 37506_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285
The candidate 37506_fd_Psc-08-Q2b1x1_2026-10-08_00-49-49_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0285 did not pass the final checks