This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 53.57 +01 33 21.8 7.0 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,6.96,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 6.96CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 41.04 +01 33 29.3 8.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,8.34,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 8.34CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 28.10 +01 30 49.4 10.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,10.31,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 10.31CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 53.58 +01 33 21.6 7.3 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,7.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 7.26CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 41.04 +01 33 29.3 8.4 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,8.39,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 8.39CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 41 28.10 +01 30 49.3 10.4 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,10.38,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 10.38CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 12.47 01:06:30.31 -04:54:00.9
132.77360 -67.48364 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.191 Kolga -0 -0 0 12.7 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:06:30.31 -04:54:00.9: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:06:30.31 -04:54:00.9: 15.92 +/- 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 13.2527* 01 06 30.31 -04 54 00.9 12.5 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,12.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 12.47CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 12.69 00:28:59.88 -02:51:23.3
109.50210 -65.14146 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.3" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.384 Burdigala -0 0 0 12.7 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:28:59.88 -02:51:23.3: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:28:59.88 -02:51:23.3: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 10 13.2527* 00 28 59.88 -02 51 23.3 12.7 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,12.69,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 12.69CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 13.2527 2461326.7527 12.72 00:56:55.74 +01:15:06.4
125.81741 -61.58920 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.3" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.58 Concordia -0 -0 0 12.9 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:56:55.74 +01:15:06.4: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:56:55.74 +01:15:06.4: 15.98 +/- 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 13.2527* 00 56 55.74 +01 15 06.4 12.7 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,12.72,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 12.72CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 13.82 01:06:07.56 +00:18:23.4
130.86141 -62.33890 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.7" and 5.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.522 Helga 1 -0 1 13.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:06:07.56 +00:18:23.4: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:06:07.56 +00:18:23.4: 16.01 +/- 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 13.2527* 01 06 07.56 +00 18 23.4 13.8 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,13.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 13.82CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 13.97 00:48:50.00 -04:21:45.3
121.25447 -67.22585 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 5.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.155 Scylla 0 -1 1 14.2 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:48:50.00 -04:21:45.3: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:48:50.00 -04:21:45.3: 15.98 +/- 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 13.2527* 00 48 50.00 -04 21 45.3 14.0 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,13.97,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 13.97CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 14.77 00:23:42.58 +02:26:22.6
109.11020 -59.68596 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 5.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.2453 Wabash -2 0 2 15.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:23:42.58 +02:26:22.6: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:23:42.58 +02:26:22.6: 15.67 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,14.77,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 14.77CV 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 13.2527 2461326.7527 14.66 00:39:14.09 +01:04:17.3
116.49841 -61.64775 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 5.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.853 Nansenia -0 0 0 14.8 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:39:14.09 +01:04:17.3: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:39:14.09 +01:04:17.3: 15.95 +/- 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 13.2527* 00 39 14.09 +01 04 17.3 14.7 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461326.7527,14.66,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261013.2527 14.66CV 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: 2461049.61732611 09.01.2026 02:48:46.976 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
First image: 2461049.61732611 09.01.2026 02:48:46.976 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Last image: 2461326.75296024 13.10.2026 06:04:05.765 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 11
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47
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: 14 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): 5940
Objects passed selection criteria: 5938
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5628.75
Average stars matched: 5404.75 (96.0204 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232176 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 Tue Oct 13 01:11:34 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: 2461049.61732611 09.01.2026 02:48:46.976 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
First image: 2461049.61732611 09.01.2026 02:48:46.976 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Last image: 2461326.75296024 13.10.2026 06:04:05.765 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 28
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
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: 24 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): 28853
Objects passed selection criteria: 28794
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 26800.2
Average stars matched: 25865 (96.5103 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 251840 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 Tue Oct 13 01:13:43 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.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: 2461326.75242917
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80
Second-epoch image center 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0500 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80
Second-epoch image center 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0439 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00882 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EQ7ANLTFwN
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7hIoq4oRKs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eVex41OFYc
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.22gi32aWhA
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5517 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9633 to 20.7882 deg, Dec -7.2970 to +3.3142 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9633 to 20.7882 deg, Dec -7.2970 to 3.3142 deg
Loaded 3965 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): 3226 out of 3364 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3364 out of 5517 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.870150
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.870150
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.47
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.40
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5517 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9633 to 20.7882 deg, Dec -7.2970 to +3.3142 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9633 to 20.7882 deg, Dec -7.2970 to 3.3142 deg
Loaded 3965 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): 3226 out of 3364 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3364 out of 5517 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9695 to 20.8088 deg, Dec -7.2935 to +3.3227 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9695 to 20.8088 deg, Dec -7.2935 to 3.3227 deg
Loaded 3971 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): 3212 out of 3360 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3360 out of 5460 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=5.9)
____ 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 Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
3.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
3.4 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
15.4 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
15.0 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.0 (SNR ) 12.1 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
############ /tmp/tmp.EQ7ANLTFwN (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=396, bad_region=0, passed=5517
Got 5517 stars (including 5117 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5517 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4891 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5517 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4899 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5517 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4891 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5517 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4891 stars left (next iteration limit 5380)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits N_match=4891 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.260 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.262 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.228 n_q1=1224 n_q2=1283 n_q3=1146 n_q4=1238 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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.7hIoq4oRKs (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=414, bad_region=0, passed=5460
Got 5460 stars (including 5034 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5460 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4890 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5460 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4896 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5460 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4890 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5460 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4890 stars left (next iteration limit 5379)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=4890 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.301 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.254 n_q1=1199 n_q2=1300 n_q3=1145 n_q4=1246 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.354
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.eVex41OFYc (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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=289, bad_region=0, passed=5861
Got 5861 stars (including 5567 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5861 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (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 0.010453 (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 411 to 469 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4898 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 469 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4904 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4898 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4898 stars left (next iteration limit 5387)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=13.406 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.710 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.710 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=0.447 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.646 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.646 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4898 robust_rms=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.411 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.411 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4898 robust_rms_before=0.900 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.291 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.408 worst_region_rms_after=0.411 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.879 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.411
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.408 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.408 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.291 arcsec matched=4898
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits N_match=4898 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.293 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.339 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.251 n_q1=1226 n_q2=1087 n_q3=1330 n_q4=1255 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.294
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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.22gi32aWhA (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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=287, bad_region=0, passed=5873
Got 5873 stars (including 5583 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5873 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (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 0.010453 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4895 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.6 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4901 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4895 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5873 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4895 stars left (next iteration limit 5384)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4895 robust_rms=13.495 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.481 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.481 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4895 robust_rms=0.449 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.629 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.629 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4895 robust_rms=0.305 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.409 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.409 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4895 robust_rms_before=0.904 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.286 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.305 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.409 worst_region_rms_after=0.409 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.906 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.409
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.409 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.409 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.286 arcsec matched=4895
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits N_match=4895 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.290 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.329 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.252 n_q1=1214 n_q2=1097 n_q3=1332 n_q4=1252 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.258
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits sigma_overall=0.260 worst_q_ratio=1.267
ref2=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits sigma_overall=0.301 worst_q_ratio=1.354
new1=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits sigma_overall=0.293 worst_q_ratio=1.294
new2=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits sigma_overall=0.290 worst_q_ratio=1.258
reference average sigma_overall=0.2805 worst_q_ratio=1.3105
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061_astrometric_residuals.png (4891 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.24 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062_astrometric_residuals.png (4890 matched stars from wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254_astrometric_residuals.png (4898 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255_astrometric_residuals.png (4895 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.26 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:56:53.20 -01:47:47.2: 12.32 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:54:08.35 -01:07:16.1: 12.19 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:55:40.30 -01:06:23.1: 12.25 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:55:12.08 +00:02:16.2: 12.29 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:53:24.40 -01:50:28.9: 12.13 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:51:14.41 -01:15:22.6: 12.27 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:54:13.86 -01:47:10.1: 12.19 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:54:08.35 -01:07:16.1: 12.25 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:51:14.41 -01:15:22.6: 12.27 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:56:53.20 -01:47:47.2: 12.28 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:53:24.40 -01:50:28.9: 12.13 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:55:12.08 +00:02:16.2: 12.24 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:54:13.86 -01:47:10.1: 12.21 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.22 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.27 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:54:08.35 -01:07:16.1: ref_mag=12.22 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1469 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.29 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.13 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:55:40.30 -01:06:23.1: 12.26 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.27 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:51:14.41 -01:15:22.6: ref_mag=12.27 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2094 delta=0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.20 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:56:53.20 -01:47:47.2: ref_mag=12.29 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2283 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:53:24.40 -01:50:28.9: ref_mag=12.13 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0783 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:55:12.08 +00:02:16.2: ref_mag=12.27 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1983 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:54:13.86 -01:47:10.1: ref_mag=12.20 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1638 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.25 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:55:40.30 -01:06:23.1: ref_mag=12.25 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2210 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s
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: 4s
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Considering the candidate 20252_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 20252_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 20256_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 20256_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 20282_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 20282_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 20394_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20394_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20400_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20400_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20401_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20401_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20407_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20407_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20408_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20408_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20409_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20409_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20410_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 20410_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 02496_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 02496_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:47:53.16 -01:18:59.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 8s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Image size: 941.6'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80
Second-epoch image center 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0500 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Image size: 940.8'x626.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.88"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 00:51:25.608 -02:00:02.80
Second-epoch image center 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0439 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 00:51:15.926 -02:01:49.34
Second-epoch second image center 00:51:16.353 -02:01:18.23
Angular distance between the image centers 0.00882 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits &> /tmp/tmp.tQzVclLGRb
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits &> /tmp/tmp.FtA9ZP5Wwq
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits &> /tmp/tmp.7OS4Kt2bjY
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits &> /tmp/tmp.CUOldAqOB9
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits and wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 29514 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9555 to 20.8043 deg, Dec -7.2973 to +3.3164 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 4.9555 to 20.8043 deg, Dec -7.2973 to 3.3164 deg
Loaded 3973 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): 3194 out of 3433 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3433 out of 29514 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.781250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.781250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.25
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 29514 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9555 to 20.8043 deg, Dec -7.2973 to +3.3164 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
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 4.9555 to 20.8043 deg, Dec -7.2973 to 3.3164 deg
Loaded 3973 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): 3194 out of 3433 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3433 out of 29514 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 30077 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 4.9695 to 20.8139 deg, Dec -7.2935 to +3.3255 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12
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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 4.9695 to 20.8139 deg, Dec -7.2935 to 3.3255 deg
Loaded 3973 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): 3182 out of 3441 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3441 out of 30077 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (aperture=4.7)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 27 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
1.9 pix Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
3.1 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
3.1 pix fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
15.6 mag. Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
15.2 mag. fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.2 (SNR ) 14.3 (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.tQzVclLGRb (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=13, blended=1068, bad_region=0, passed=29501
Got 29501 stars (including 28375 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29501 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4894 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4900 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4894 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29501 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4894 stars left (next iteration limit 5383)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits N_match=4894 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.317 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.258 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.234 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.226 n_q1=1259 n_q2=1244 n_q3=1200 n_q4=1191 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.247
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.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.FtA9ZP5Wwq (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=1115, bad_region=1, passed=30063
Got 30063 stars (including 28889 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30063 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.6'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.6 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013078 (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 0.010462 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4893 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.25"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30063 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4898 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30063 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.26"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4893 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30063 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4893 stars left (next iteration limit 5382)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits N_match=4893 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.295 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.255 n_q1=1263 n_q2=1242 n_q3=1197 n_q4=1191 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.324
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits -region wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.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.7OS4Kt2bjY (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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=871, bad_region=37, passed=24287
Got 24287 stars (including 23352 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24287 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (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 0.010453 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4883 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4890 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4883 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24287 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4883 stars left (next iteration limit 5371)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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=4883 robust_rms=13.485 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.974 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.974 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4883 robust_rms=0.449 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.646 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.646 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4883 robust_rms=0.307 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.403 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.403 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4883 robust_rms_before=0.895 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.287 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.307 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.403 worst_region_rms_after=0.403 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.884 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.403
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.403 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.403 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.287 arcsec matched=4883
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits N_match=4883 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.328 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.245 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.248 n_q1=1206 n_q2=1086 n_q3=1323 n_q4=1268 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.271
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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.CUOldAqOB9 (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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=10, blended=848, bad_region=40, passed=24249
Got 24249 stars (including 23336 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24249 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.8'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.8 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013067 (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 0.010453 (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 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4886 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24249 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.7 to 3.6)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4892 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24249 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4886 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 24249 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.27"
Excluding outliers - 4886 stars left (next iteration limit 5374)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.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=4886 robust_rms=13.578 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.458 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.458 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.450 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.634 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.634 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4886 robust_rms=0.301 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.406 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.406 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4886 robust_rms_before=0.900 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.281 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.301 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.401 worst_region_rms_after=0.406 outer_annulus_rms_before=0.914 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.406
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.401 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.401 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.281 arcsec matched=4886
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits N_match=4886 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.325 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.247 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.251 n_q1=1194 n_q2=1082 n_q3=1333 n_q4=1277 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.240
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-03-19_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0254.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.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_2026-10-13_CI_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_010456_TTUQ1b1x1_3043864_7cQujMRA/wcs_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-02-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:01:06.55 +00:04:22.3: 14.63 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:06:07.56 +00:18:23.4: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:56:55.74 +01:15:06.4: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:25:06.92 +02:07:31.8: 13.24 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:28:59.88 -02:51:23.3: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:06:30.31 -04:54:00.9: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:06:30.31 -04:54:00.9: 15.92 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:06:07.56 +00:18:23.4: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:28:59.88 -02:51:23.3: 15.85 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:01:06.55 +00:04:22.3: 14.73 +/- 0.11 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:56:55.74 +01:15:06.4: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:25:06.92 +02:07:31.8: 13.35 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.68 +/- 0.08
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:01:06.55 +00:04:22.3: ref_mag=14.68 +/- 0.08 new_mean_mag=14.6378 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.29 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:25:06.92 +02:07:31.8: ref_mag=13.29 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.2708 delta=0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:48:50.00 -04:21:45.3: 15.96 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:48:50.00 -04:21:45.3: 15.98 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:36:08.67 +02:46:18.9: 14.08 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:48:11.16 +01:23:25.9: 14.57 +/- 0.10 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:36:08.67 +02:46:18.9: 14.08 +/- 0.08 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.08 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:36:08.67 +02:46:18.9: ref_mag=14.08 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.2524 delta=-0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:48:11.16 +01:23:25.9: 14.43 +/- 0.09 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.49 +/- 0.07
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:48:11.16 +01:23:25.9: ref_mag=14.49 +/- 0.07 new_mean_mag=14.3828 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:26:35.35 -02:47:28.4: 14.65 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:23:42.58 +02:26:22.6: 15.63 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:26:35.35 -02:47:28.4: 14.92 +/- 0.17 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.75 +/- 0.10
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:26:35.35 -02:47:28.4: ref_mag=14.75 +/- 0.10 new_mean_mag=14.3754 delta=0.38 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:24:03.83 -00:42:10.0: 14.86 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:23:42.58 +02:26:22.6: 15.67 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:23:30.95 +00:27:40.1: 14.92 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:24:03.83 -00:42:10.0: 14.86 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.86 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:24:03.83 -00:42:10.0: ref_mag=14.86 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.4423 delta=0.41 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:39:14.09 +01:04:17.3: 15.91 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:23:30.95 +00:27:40.1: 14.66 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:29:59.46 +00:35:56.9: 15.06 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.76 +/- 0.12
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:23:30.95 +00:27:40.1: ref_mag=14.76 +/- 0.12 new_mean_mag=14.5111 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:29:59.46 +00:35:56.9: 15.24 +/- 0.21 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.14 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:29:59.46 +00:35:56.9: ref_mag=15.14 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.7571 delta=0.38 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:39:14.09 +01:04:17.3: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:25:46.50 +02:55:36.1: 15.39 +/- 0.29 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:25:46.50 +02:55:36.1: 14.81 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.94 +/- 0.14
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:25:46.50 +02:55:36.1: ref_mag=14.94 +/- 0.14 new_mean_mag=14.6907 delta=0.25 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:30:12.13 +02:58:08.0: 14.87 +/- 0.16 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:25:52.90 -01:17:48.1: 15.02 +/- 0.18 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:30:12.13 +02:58:08.0: 15.10 +/- 0.20 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.96 +/- 0.13
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:30:12.13 +02:58:08.0: ref_mag=14.96 +/- 0.13 new_mean_mag=14.7234 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 00:26:28.59 -02:14:41.1: 15.02 +/- 0.19 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:25:52.90 -01:17:48.1: 14.77 +/- 0.15 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.87 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:25:52.90 -01:17:48.1: ref_mag=14.87 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.7562 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 00:26:28.59 -02:14:41.1: 14.70 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.81 +/- 0.11
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 00:26:28.59 -02:14:41.1: ref_mag=14.81 +/- 0.11 new_mean_mag=14.5625 delta=0.24 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-48-46_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0061.fits at 01:21:15.93 +00:14:05.7: 15.28 +/- 0.26 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_20-49-45_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0062.fits at 01:21:15.93 +00:14:05.7: 15.59 +/- 0.33 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 15.40 +/- 0.20
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 01:21:15.93 +00:14:05.7: ref_mag=15.40 +/- 0.20 new_mean_mag=14.6655 delta=0.73 (need > 0.90)
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Considering the candidate 32254_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32254_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32269_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32269_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32272_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32272_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32300_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32300_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32469_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32469_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32487_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32487_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32488_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32488_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32559_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32559_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32584_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32584_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32815_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32815_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32824_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32824_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 00:39:34.91 +00:51:34.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32871_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 32871_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 32896_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32896_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32952_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32952_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32975_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32975_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32990_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 32990_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33003_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 33003_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 33006_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33006_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33071_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
Preparing report for the candidate 33071_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
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Considering the candidate 33084_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33084_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33094_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33094_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33096_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33096_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33111_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33111_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33115_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33115_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 33132_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 33132_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 14082_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 14082_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (31.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 13585_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255
The candidate 13585_fd_Cet-02-Q1b1x1_2026-10-13_01-04-05_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0255 did not pass the final checks
