This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 09.2496 2461322.7496 8.27 01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8
152.93130 -75.89132 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.6" and 7.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.2 Pallas 0 -1 1 8.2 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8: 15.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8: 15.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 09.2496* 01 20 23.84 -14 44 05.8 8.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461322.7496,8.27,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261009.2496 8.27CV 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 09.2496 2461322.7496 12.41 01:27:01.22 -12:55:45.0
155.06552 -73.53957 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 7.7 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.166 Rhodope -0 -0 0 12.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:27:01.22 -12:55:45.0: 15.36 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:27:01.22 -12:55:45.0: 15.51 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 09.2496* 01 27 01.22 -12 55 45.0 12.4 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461322.7496,12.41,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261009.2496 12.41CV 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: 2461036.56054729 27.12.2025 01:27:01.286 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
First image: 2461036.56054729 27.12.2025 01:27:01.286 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Last image: 2461322.75003981 09.10.2026 05:59:53.440 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
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: 6 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): 4363
Objects passed selection criteria: 4363
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4119.25
Average stars matched: 3851 (93.4879 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 230812 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 Fri Oct 9 01:04:49 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461036.56054729 27.12.2025 01:27:01.286 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
First image: 2461036.56054729 27.12.2025 01:27:01.286 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Last image: 2461322.75003981 09.10.2026 05:59:53.440 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 9
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.67
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: 13 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): 21183
Objects passed selection criteria: 21143
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 20239.2
Average stars matched: 19052.2 (94.1352 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 245392 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 Fri Oct 9 01:06:14 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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: 2461322.74924509
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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52 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 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65
Second-epoch image center 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0673 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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78 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 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65
Second-epoch image center 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0554 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 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52
Second-epoch second image center 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01199 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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zc4HLhdX05
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kp4LGAV8pb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LxBkQ3dwAO
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ddxNXSpnQE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 3748 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.1303 to 35.1139 deg, Dec -23.2882 to -12.6120 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 18.1303 to 35.1139 deg, Dec -23.2882 to -12.6120 deg
Loaded 4115 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): 2743 out of 2866 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2866 out of 3748 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.870000
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.870000
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.93
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.94
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 14.94
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 3748 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.1303 to 35.1139 deg, Dec -23.2882 to -12.6120 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 18.1303 to 35.1139 deg, Dec -23.2882 to -12.6120 deg
Loaded 4115 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): 2743 out of 2866 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 2866 out of 3748 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (aperture=6.4)
Read 4329 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3267 to 35.1802 deg, Dec -23.3270 to -12.4424 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 18.3267 to 35.1802 deg, Dec -23.3270 to -12.4424 deg
Loaded 4183 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): 3033 out of 3123 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3123 out of 4329 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits (aperture=5.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 2 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.3 pix Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
2.1 pix Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
3.2 pix fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
3.2 pix fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
14.9 mag. Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
15.2 mag. Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
14.8 mag. fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.8 (SNR ) 11.8 (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.zc4HLhdX05 (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=374, bad_region=0, passed=3748
Got 3748 stars (including 3370 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3748 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3308 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3308 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3308 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3308 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3748 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 388 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3308 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3308 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3748 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3308 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3748 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Excluding outliers - 3308 stars left (next iteration limit 3638)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits N_match=3308 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.438 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.372 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=748 n_q2=870 n_q3=779 n_q4=911 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.206
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits -region wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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.kp4LGAV8pb (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=326, bad_region=0, passed=4329
Got 4329 stars (including 3994 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4329 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3908 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4329 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3909 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4329 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3908 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4329 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 3908 stars left (next iteration limit 4298)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits N_match=3908 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.261 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.244 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.248 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.236 n_q1=929 n_q2=998 n_q3=973 n_q4=1008 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.327
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits -region wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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.LxBkQ3dwAO (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=229, bad_region=0, passed=4257
Got 4257 stars (including 4021 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4257 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3939 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4257 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3940 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4257 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3939 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4257 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Excluding outliers - 3939 stars left (next iteration limit 4332)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3939 robust_rms=13.464 arcsec worst_region_rms=25.321 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=25.321 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3939 robust_rms=0.422 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.639 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.639 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3939 robust_rms=0.293 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.382 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.382 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3939 robust_rms_before=0.968 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.275 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.293 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.383 worst_region_rms_after=0.382 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.028 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.382
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.383 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.383 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.275 arcsec matched=3939
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=3939 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.274 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.332 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.236 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.225 n_q1=980 n_q2=959 n_q3=1002 n_q4=998 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.214
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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.ddxNXSpnQE (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=233, bad_region=0, passed=4270
Got 4270 stars (including 4034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4270 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3952 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4270 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3954 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4270 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3952 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4270 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 3952 stars left (next iteration limit 4347)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3952 robust_rms=13.614 arcsec worst_region_rms=25.239 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=25.239 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3952 robust_rms=0.430 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.634 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.634 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3952 robust_rms=0.301 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.397 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.397 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3952 robust_rms_before=0.985 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.279 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.301 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.388 worst_region_rms_after=0.397 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.030 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.397
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.388 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.388 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.279 arcsec matched=3952
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=3952 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.283 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.324 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.331 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.240 n_q1=983 n_q2=955 n_q3=1008 n_q4=1006 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.170
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
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# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits sigma_overall=0.363 worst_q_ratio=1.206
ref2=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits sigma_overall=0.261 worst_q_ratio=1.327
new1=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits sigma_overall=0.274 worst_q_ratio=1.214
new2=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits sigma_overall=0.283 worst_q_ratio=1.170
reference average sigma_overall=0.312 worst_q_ratio=1.2665
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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028_astrometric_residuals.png (3308 matched stars from wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086_astrometric_residuals.png (3908 matched stars from wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266_astrometric_residuals.png (3939 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267_astrometric_residuals.png (3952 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.25 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8: 15.19 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8: 15.35 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out20724.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 8s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20724_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 20724_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
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Considering the candidate 00889_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 00889_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:15:59.72 -20:31:09.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
01:20:23.84 -14:44:05.8
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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.3' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52 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 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65
Second-epoch image center 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0673 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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Image size: 941.0'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78 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 01:46:40.180 -17:59:54.65
Second-epoch image center 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0554 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 01:46:24.768 -18:01:36.52
Second-epoch second image center 01:46:27.421 -18:01:15.78
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01199 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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zQf2GUb0qh
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4E8SRBgUxR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JNuPDsP62j
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits &> /tmp/tmp.x9OBPSwG7m
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits and wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 21033 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.1142 to 35.1618 deg, Dec -23.2881 to -12.5807 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 18.1142 to 35.1618 deg, Dec -23.2881 to -12.5807 deg
Loaded 4142 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): 3196 out of 3400 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3400 out of 21033 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.737300
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.737300
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.67
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.07
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.07
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 21033 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.1142 to 35.1618 deg, Dec -23.2881 to -12.5807 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 18.1142 to 35.1618 deg, Dec -23.2881 to -12.5807 deg
Loaded 4142 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): 3196 out of 3400 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3400 out of 21033 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (aperture=5.0)
Read 23371 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 18.3056 to 35.3091 deg, Dec -23.3269 to -12.4103 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 18.3056 to 35.3091 deg, Dec -23.3269 to -12.4103 deg
Loaded 4230 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): 3215 out of 3388 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3388 out of 23371 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
2.0 pix Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
3.0 pix fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
2.9 pix fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.1 mag. Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
15.3 mag. Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
14.9 mag. fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.9 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.zQf2GUb0qh (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=9, blended=795, bad_region=1, passed=21024
Got 21024 stars (including 20191 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 21024 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 21024 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Excluding outliers - 4867 stars left (next iteration limit 5353)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits N_match=4867 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.436 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.346 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.336 n_q1=1143 n_q2=1260 n_q3=1188 n_q4=1276 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.178
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits -region wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.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.4E8SRBgUxR (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=721, bad_region=24, passed=23358
Got 23358 stars (including 22573 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 23358 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4871 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 333 to 389 (Dec -23.3 to -12.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4875 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4871 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23358 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Excluding outliers - 4871 stars left (next iteration limit 5358)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits N_match=4871 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.268 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.243 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.245 n_q1=1257 n_q2=1241 n_q3=1215 n_q4=1158 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.280
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits -region wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.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.JNuPDsP62j (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=538, bad_region=37, passed=18595
Got 18595 stars (including 17988 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18595 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4852 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4849 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18595 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4852 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18595 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4849 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18595 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4849 stars left (next iteration limit 5333)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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=4849 robust_rms=13.474 arcsec worst_region_rms=25.921 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=25.921 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4849 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.658 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.658 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4849 robust_rms=0.312 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.404 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.404 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4849 robust_rms_before=0.973 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.295 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.312 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.401 worst_region_rms_after=0.404 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.037 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.404
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.401 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.401 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.295 arcsec matched=4849
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits N_match=4849 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.239 n_q1=1188 n_q2=1143 n_q3=1275 n_q4=1243 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.244
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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.x9OBPSwG7m (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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=8, blended=544, bad_region=38, passed=18672
Got 18672 stars (including 18069 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18672 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4847 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18672 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 332 to 390 (Dec -23.5 to -12.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4853 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18672 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4847 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 18672 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4847 stars left (next iteration limit 5331)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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=4847 robust_rms=13.582 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.112 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.112 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4847 robust_rms=0.449 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.675 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.675 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4847 robust_rms=0.322 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.422 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.422 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4847 robust_rms_before=0.992 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.300 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.322 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.420 worst_region_rms_after=0.422 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.038 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.422
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.420 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.420 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.300 arcsec matched=4847
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits N_match=4847 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.296 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.257 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.257 n_q1=1172 n_q2=1156 n_q3=1280 n_q4=1239 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.199
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-58-44_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0266.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.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_2026-10-09_CI_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_010045_TTUQ1b1x1_4171609_YjzjhhjD/wcs_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-11-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:17:13.01 -16:50:41.3: 14.54 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 02:03:48.45 -13:34:43.7: 14.77 +/- 0.21 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:18:58.65 -13:43:25.9: 14.47 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:21:13.52 -13:18:06.1: 13.84 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 01:27:01.22 -12:55:45.0: 15.36 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2025-12-26_19-27-01_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0028.fits at 02:18:25.86 -20:16:27.5: 13.17 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:21:13.52 -13:18:06.1: 13.69 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:17:13.01 -16:50:41.3: 14.69 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 02:03:48.45 -13:34:43.7: 14.96 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:27:01.22 -12:55:45.0: 15.51 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 01:18:58.65 -13:43:25.9: 14.67 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.75 +/- 0.06
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.61 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:21:13.52 -13:18:06.1: ref_mag=13.75 +/- 0.06 new_mean_mag=13.8691 delta=-0.12 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-01-20_20-47-17_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0086.fits at 02:18:25.86 -20:16:27.5: 13.22 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.87 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:17:13.01 -16:50:41.3: ref_mag=14.61 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.2235 delta=0.39 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.56 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:03:48.45 -13:34:43.7: ref_mag=14.87 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.4500 delta=0.42 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:18:58.65 -13:43:25.9: ref_mag=14.56 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.3488 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.20 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:18:25.86 -20:16:27.5: ref_mag=13.20 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.2859 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out33652.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 9s
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 33526_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 33526_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33528_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 33528_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33533_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 33533_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 01:20:23.85 -14:44:05.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 33652_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
Preparing report for the candidate 33652_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
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Considering the candidate 33818_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 33818_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:08:49.93 -17:45:19.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 34045_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 34045_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 34089_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 34089_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 34144_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 34144_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 04758_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267
The candidate 04758_fd_Cet-11-Q1b1x1_2026-10-09_00-59-53_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0267 did not pass the final checks