This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7
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 10.4487 2461323.9487 11.37 10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0
229.16193 47.51725 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 6.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.10 Hygiea -0 -0 0 11.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0: 15.84 +/- 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 10.4487* 10 06 53.89 +09 41 17.0 11.4 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461323.9487,11.37,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 11.37CV 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 10.4487 2461323.9487 12.74 10:33:11.49 +08:39:36.7
235.85952 52.48775 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 6.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.45 Eugenia 0 -0 0 13.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:33:11.49 +08:39:36.7: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:33:11.49 +08:39:36.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 10.4487* 10 33 11.49 +08 39 36.7 12.7 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461323.9487,12.74,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 12.74CV 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 10.4487 2461323.9487 13.09 10:01:53.37 +03:03:25.6
236.15531 42.90104 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 6.6 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.386 Siegena -1 0 1 13.7 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:01:53.37 +03:03:25.6: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:01:53.37 +03:03:25.6: 15.94 +/- 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 10.4487* 10 01 53.37 +03 03 25.6 13.1 U Sex 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,2461323.9487,13.09,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 13.09CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 10.4487 2461323.9487 13.20 10:14:05.17 +06:15:06.3
234.85890 47.21410 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.6" and 6.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.107 Camilla -1 0 1 13.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:14:05.17 +06:15:06.3: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:14:05.17 +06:15:06.3: 16.14 +/- 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 10.4487* 10 14 05.17 +06 15 06.3 13.2 U Sex 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,2461323.9487,13.20,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 13.20CV 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 10.4487 2461323.9487 13.32 10:14:54.24 +04:59:05.3
236.55759 46.66503 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.7" and 6.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.925 Alphonsina 0 1 1 13.8 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:14:54.24 +04:59:05.3: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:14:54.24 +04:59:05.3: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 10.4487* 10 14 54.24 +04 59 05.3 13.3 U Sex 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,2461323.9487,13.32,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 13.32CV 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 10.4487 2461323.9487 14.24 10:08:37.71 +09:36:49.2
229.57450 47.84930 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 7.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.150 Nuwa -2 1 2 14.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:08:37.71 +09:36:49.2: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:08:37.71 +09:36:49.2: 16.04 +/- 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 10.4487* 10 08 37.71 +09 36 49.2 14.2 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461323.9487,14.24,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261010.4487 14.24CV 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: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461323.94900013 10.10.2026 10:46:23.611 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 1
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.43
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: 2 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): 5403
Objects passed selection criteria: 5388
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.6 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 3706.5
Average stars matched: 3388.25 (91.4137 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 231736 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Oct 9 16:07:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-234-g1a8c12b2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-09)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Oct 10 06:03:56 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
First image: 2461139.75178127 09.04.2026 06:02:23.902 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Last image: 2461323.94900013 10.10.2026 10:46:23.611 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 12
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.09
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): 31706
Objects passed selection criteria: 31585
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 2.7 2.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 22731.5
Average stars matched: 20431 (89.8797 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 253900 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Fri Oct 9 16:07:04 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-234-g1a8c12b2
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-09)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Sat Oct 10 06:05:01 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/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.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: 2461323.94831906
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11 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 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91
Second-epoch image center 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0653 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Image size: 941.0'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:14.759 +06:05:06.04 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 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91
Second-epoch image center 10:17:14.759 +06:05:06.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0652 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 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:14.759 +06:05:06.04
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01098 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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z4TjP8akyw
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CAFxwbkAMH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits &> /tmp/tmp.yt11j9OSoz
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Pz0tdktTs1
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2444 to 162.6276 deg, Dec +0.2896 to +11.6575 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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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 146.2444 to 162.6276 deg, Dec 0.2896 to 11.6575 deg
Loaded 5163 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): 3749 out of 3908 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3908 out of 6357 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.793400
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.793400
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.43
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6357 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.2444 to 162.6276 deg, Dec +0.2896 to +11.6575 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.2444 to 162.6276 deg, Dec 0.2896 to 11.6575 deg
Loaded 5163 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): 3749 out of 3908 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3908 out of 6357 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=6.5)
Read 6613 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1393 to 162.6226 deg, Dec +0.1974 to +11.5943 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1393 to 162.6226 deg, Dec 0.1974 to 11.5943 deg
Loaded 5214 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): 3758 out of 3932 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3932 out of 6613 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=6.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.3 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
2.3 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.5 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
14.2 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 11.2 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=443, bad_region=1514, passed=6357
Got 6357 stars (including 4518 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6357 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4138 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4128 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4128 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4128 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5161 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.3 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4138 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4128 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4128 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5161 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4128 stars left (next iteration limit 4540)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=4128 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.467 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.318 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=1287 n_q2=640 n_q3=1358 n_q4=843 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.231
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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.CAFxwbkAMH (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=465, bad_region=1598, passed=6613
Got 6613 stars (including 4670 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6613 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 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4301 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4290 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 450 to 509 (Dec 0.2 to 11.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4301 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4290 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5345 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Excluding outliers - 4290 stars left (next iteration limit 4719)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=4290 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.349 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.327 n_q1=1353 n_q2=649 n_q3=1418 n_q4=870 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.279
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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.yt11j9OSoz (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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=195, bad_region=458, passed=2982
Got 2982 stars (including 2345 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 2982 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2152 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2145 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2146 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2145 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2600 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2152 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2145 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2600 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2145 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2600 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 2145 stars left (next iteration limit 2359)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2145 robust_rms=6.612 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.886 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.886 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2145 robust_rms=0.516 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.625 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.625 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2145 robust_rms=0.395 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.496 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.496 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2145 robust_rms_before=1.660 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.386 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.395 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.544 worst_region_rms_after=0.496 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.815 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.496
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.544 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.544 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.386 arcsec matched=2145
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits N_match=2145 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.350 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.395 n_q1=795 n_q2=307 n_q3=685 n_q4=358 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.036
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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.Pz0tdktTs1 (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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=190, bad_region=462, passed=3005
Got 3005 stars (including 2369 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3005 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2177 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2172 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2173 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2172 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2178 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2174 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2174 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 2174 stars left (next iteration limit 2389)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2174 robust_rms=6.590 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.122 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=11.122 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2174 robust_rms=0.564 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.690 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.638 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2174 robust_rms=0.436 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.506 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.506 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2174 robust_rms_before=1.547 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.378 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.436 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.582 worst_region_rms_after=0.506 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.679 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.506
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Image size: 941.3'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:14.821 +06:05:04.45 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
### Converting SExtractor-derived pixel positions to celestial coordinates using xy2sky from WCSTools ###
### Converted positions of 3005 stars ###
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_before_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/correct_sextractor_wcs_catalog_usingxy2sky1329833.tmp' -> 'vast_debug_catalog_after_xy2sky_correction.cat.log'
SIP_REFIT: applied the refit solution (order 5, robust RMS 1.547 -> 0.436 arcsec)
SIP_REFIT: re-matching the catalog with the refit solution (cycle 1, search radius 3.0 arcsec, 2174 pairs from the previous matching)
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2083 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
SIP_REFIT: re-match found 2083 pairs (2174 from the previous matching)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2083 robust_rms=6.550 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.692 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.692 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2083 robust_rms=0.557 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.693 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.638 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2083 robust_rms=0.432 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.504 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.504 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2083 robust_rms_before=0.431 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.431 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.432 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.498 worst_region_rms_after=0.504 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.498 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.504
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs is worse than the solution it would replace (worst-region 0.504 vs 0.498 arcsec) - keeping the current solution
SIP_REFIT: the refit on the re-matched pairs was not applied - keeping the current solution
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2083 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2624 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2083 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2622 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits N_match=2083 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.441 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.485 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.391 n_q1=788 n_q2=294 n_q3=650 n_q4=351 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.100
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits sigma_overall=0.379 worst_q_ratio=1.231
ref2=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits sigma_overall=0.349 worst_q_ratio=1.279
new1=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits sigma_overall=0.390 worst_q_ratio=1.036
new2=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits sigma_overall=0.441 worst_q_ratio=1.100
reference average sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.255
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153_astrometric_residuals.png (4128 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145_astrometric_residuals.png (4290 matched stars from wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.31 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612_astrometric_residuals.png (2145 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613_astrometric_residuals.png (2083 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0: 15.77 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out21098.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 21098_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
Preparing report for the candidate 21098_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 9s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
10:06:53.89 +09:41:17.0
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Image size: 941.1'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11 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 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91
Second-epoch image center 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0653 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_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Image size: 941.3'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:17:14.821 +06:05:04.45 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 10:17:18.726 +06:01:18.91
Second-epoch image center 10:17:14.821 +06:05:04.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0647 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 10:17:12.256 +06:04:53.11
Second-epoch second image center 10:17:14.821 +06:05:04.45
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01108 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/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zhK3PyEXE7
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits &> /tmp/tmp.0yJhkuJprN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Bfznjf47o8
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits &> /tmp/tmp.KuRVtJBTGB
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits and wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1658 to 162.6543 deg, Dec +0.2262 to +11.7212 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1658 to 162.6543 deg, Dec 0.2262 to 11.7212 deg
Loaded 5245 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): 3706 out of 4067 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4067 out of 37544 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.660250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.660250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.09
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.57
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37544 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1658 to 162.6543 deg, Dec +0.2262 to +11.7212 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.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1658 to 162.6543 deg, Dec 0.2262 to 11.7212 deg
Loaded 5245 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): 3706 out of 4067 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4067 out of 37544 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 39278 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.1282 to 162.6363 deg, Dec +0.1777 to +11.6675 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.1282 to 162.6363 deg, Dec 0.1777 to 11.6675 deg
Loaded 5263 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): 3707 out of 4078 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4078 out of 39278 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 11 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.1 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
2.0 pix Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
2.2 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
2.3 pix fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
15.7 mag. Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
############ /tmp/tmp.zhK3PyEXE7 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1594, bad_region=8642, passed=37530
Got 37530 stars (including 27675 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37530 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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4586 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4576 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4576 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4576 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
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 451 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4586 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4576 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4576 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30757 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Excluding outliers - 4576 stars left (next iteration limit 5033)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits N_match=4576 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.465 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.355 n_q1=1414 n_q2=750 n_q3=1460 n_q4=952 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.264
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.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.0yJhkuJprN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=1637, bad_region=9007, passed=39258
Got 39258 stars (including 28974 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 39258 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 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4590 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4581 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4581 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4581 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32195 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 450 to 510 (Dec 0.2 to 11.7)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4590 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4581 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32195 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4581 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32195 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4581 stars left (next iteration limit 5039)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits N_match=4581 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.341 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.299 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.320 n_q1=1424 n_q2=755 n_q3=1458 n_q4=944 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.258
The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits -region wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.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.Bfznjf47o8 (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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=597, bad_region=2243, passed=18240
Got 18240 stars (including 15549 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18240 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (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 0.010457 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4584 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4568 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4570 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4568 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4583 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4568 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4568 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16528 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Excluding outliers - 4568 stars left (next iteration limit 5024)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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=4568 robust_rms=6.575 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.265 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.265 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4568 robust_rms=0.556 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.685 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.647 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4568 robust_rms=0.440 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.546 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.546 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4568 robust_rms_before=1.653 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.411 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.440 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.550 worst_region_rms_after=0.546 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.791 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.546
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.550 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.550 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.411 arcsec matched=4568
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits N_match=4568 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.423 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.392 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.415 n_q1=1718 n_q2=627 n_q3=1480 n_q4=743 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.025
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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.KuRVtJBTGB (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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=954, bad_region=2379, passed=18832
Got 18832 stars (including 15747 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 18832 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.3'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.3 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013074 (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 0.010459 (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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4582 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4571 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4571 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4571 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4582 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4570 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4570 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 16995 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4570 stars left (next iteration limit 5028)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.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=4570 robust_rms=6.549 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.034 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.034 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4570 robust_rms=0.605 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.735 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.644 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4570 robust_rms=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.544 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.542 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4570 robust_rms_before=0.484 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.397 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.479 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.545 worst_region_rms_after=0.544 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.543 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.542
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.545 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.545 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.397 arcsec matched=4570
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits N_match=4570 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.421 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.402 n_q1=1713 n_q2=641 n_q3=1486 n_q4=730 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.068
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-45-24_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0612.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.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_2026-10-10_CI_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_055549_TTUQ2b1x1_1080360_dxZSJho7/wcs_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-01-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:14:54.24 +04:59:05.3: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:01:53.37 +03:03:25.6: 15.84 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:33:11.49 +08:39:36.7: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:14:05.17 +06:15:06.3: 16.08 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_01-02-23_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0153.fits at 10:08:37.71 +09:36:49.2: 16.00 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:14:54.24 +04:59:05.3: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:01:53.37 +03:03:25.6: 15.94 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:33:11.49 +08:39:36.7: 15.99 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:14:05.17 +06:15:06.3: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-04-16_00-10-57_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0145.fits at 10:08:37.71 +09:36:49.2: 16.04 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55557.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out55891.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56460.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56999.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out58164.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: 3s
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Considering the candidate 53779_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 53779_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:06:53.90 +09:41:16.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_local.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 54054_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 54054_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:20.45 +08:45:08.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55044_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 55044_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:25:23.31 +08:46:04.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 55557_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
Preparing report for the candidate 55557_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
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Considering the candidate 55891_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
Preparing report for the candidate 55891_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
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Considering the candidate 56003_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 56003_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:23:01.38 +06:33:55.8 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 56460_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
Preparing report for the candidate 56460_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
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Considering the candidate 56996_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 56996_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:20:22.25 +08:41:38.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 56999_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
Preparing report for the candidate 56999_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
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Considering the candidate 57132_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613
The candidate 57132_fd_Sex-01-Q2b1x1_2026-10-10_05-46-23_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0613 did not pass the final checks
