This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461334.8470,6.86,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 6.86CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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,2461334.8470,7.29,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 7.29CV 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 21.3470 2461334.8470 12.93 09:16:26.50 +19:43:08.4
209.42926 40.48594 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.0" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.521 Brixia 0 -1 1 13.4 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:16:26.50 +19:43:08.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:16:26.50 +19:43:08.4: 16.22 +/- 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,2461334.8470,12.93,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 12.93CV 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 21.3470 2461334.8470 13.21 08:50:05.88 +25:17:54.2
200.28446 36.37677 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.423 Diotima 0 -0 1 13.3 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:50:05.88 +25:17:54.2: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:50:05.88 +25:17:54.2: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
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,2461334.8470,13.21,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 13.21CV 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 21.3470 2461334.8470 14.26 08:51:29.11 +19:18:33.8
207.40694 34.81241 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.283 Emma 1 -1 2 14.7 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:51:29.11 +19:18:33.8: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:51:29.11 +19:18:33.8: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461334.8470,14.26,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 14.26CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 21.3470 2461334.8470 14.31 09:06:32.45 +22:47:20.4
204.68914 39.25547 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.151 Abundantia 0 -1 1 14.5 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:06:32.45 +22:47:20.4: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:06:32.45 +22:47:20.4: 16.24 +/- 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,2461334.8470,14.31,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 14.31CV 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
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 21.3470 2461334.8470 14.37 09:15:42.43 +19:55:40.7
209.09522 40.39173 galactic Cnc Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 8.3 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.410 Chloris 2 -2 3 14.5 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:15:42.43 +19:55:40.7: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:15:42.43 +19:55:40.7: 16.22 +/- 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,2461334.8470,14.37,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261021.3470 14.37CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
First image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Last image: 2461334.84729696 21.10.2026 08:19:56.457 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 2
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 6823
Objects passed selection criteria: 6801
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 5521
Average stars matched: 5417.75 (98.1299 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233716 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Oct 21 03:24:21 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: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
First image: 2461093.71707330 22.02.2026 05:12:25.133 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Last image: 2461334.84729696 21.10.2026 08:19:56.457 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 36
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.00
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: 10 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): 39209
Objects passed selection criteria: 39099
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.1 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 32297.2
Average stars matched: 31359 (97.095 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 264468 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Wed Oct 21 03:25:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.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: 2461334.84676832
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Image size: 941.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0440 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Image size: 941.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0513 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40
Second-epoch second image center 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01339 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.NP7JvrQLHE
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.lewep9lbml
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.eRKsO79M7j
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.4infvr82k6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3464 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
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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 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3464 deg
Loaded 6006 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4510 out of 4801 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4801 out of 9058 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.920200
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.920200
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.30
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.62
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3464 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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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 129.4936 to 147.0580 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3464 deg
Loaded 6006 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4510 out of 4801 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4801 out of 9058 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (aperture=6.3)
Read 9037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0623 deg, Dec +16.3327 to +27.3523 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08
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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 129.4936 to 147.0623 deg, Dec 16.3327 to 27.3523 deg
Loaded 6008 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4486 out of 4794 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4794 out of 9037 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (aperture=6.3)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 1 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.2 pix Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
15.6 mag. Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 11.6 (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.NP7JvrQLHE (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=691, bad_region=1800, passed=9058
Got 9058 stars (including 6676 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9058 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4862 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4854 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4854 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4862 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4855 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7628 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4855 stars left (next iteration limit 5339)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=4855 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.459 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.363 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.360 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.363 n_q1=1661 n_q2=803 n_q3=1615 n_q4=776 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.163
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4855 N_valid=4855 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.008 median_sep_arcsec=0.317 p95_sep_arcsec=0.812 n_q1=1661 n_q2=803 n_q3=1615 n_q4=776 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.lewep9lbml (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=724, bad_region=1811, passed=9037
Got 9037 stars (including 6618 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 9037 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7603 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4867 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7603 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7603 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5347)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.486 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.391 n_q1=1662 n_q2=804 n_q3=1615 n_q4=780 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.156
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4861 N_valid=4861 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.340 p95_sep_arcsec=0.868 n_q1=1662 n_q2=804 n_q3=1615 n_q4=780 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.eRKsO79M7j (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=264, bad_region=651, passed=4494
Got 4494 stars (including 3604 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4494 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3496 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3492 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3492 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3492 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3496 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3491 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3491 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3957 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 3491 stars left (next iteration limit 3841)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3491 robust_rms=6.885 arcsec worst_region_rms=11.058 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.681 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3491 robust_rms=0.547 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.800 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.590 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3491 robust_rms=0.446 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.563 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.559 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3491 robust_rms_before=1.692 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.377 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.446 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.559 worst_region_rms_after=0.563 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.825 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.559
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.559 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.559 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.377 arcsec matched=3491
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits N_match=3491 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.425 n_q1=1299 n_q2=476 n_q3=1207 n_q4=509 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.119
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3491 N_valid=3491 bias_ra_arcsec=0.552 bias_dec_arcsec=0.596 median_sep_arcsec=1.474 p95_sep_arcsec=3.392 n_q1=1299 n_q2=476 n_q3=1207 n_q4=509 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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.4infvr82k6 (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=269, bad_region=662, passed=4544
Got 4544 stars (including 3634 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4544 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3525 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3521 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3521 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3521 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 3524 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3517 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3517 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3999 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 3517 stars left (next iteration limit 3873)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3517 robust_rms=6.856 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.905 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.890 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3517 robust_rms=0.551 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.771 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.615 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3517 robust_rms=0.438 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.552 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.552 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3517 robust_rms_before=1.607 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.378 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.438 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.560 worst_region_rms_after=0.552 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.729 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.552
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.560 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.560 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.378 arcsec matched=3517
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits N_match=3517 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.399 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.398 n_q1=1299 n_q2=481 n_q3=1225 n_q4=512 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.067
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3517 N_valid=3517 bias_ra_arcsec=0.535 bias_dec_arcsec=0.598 median_sep_arcsec=1.401 p95_sep_arcsec=3.096 n_q1=1299 n_q2=481 n_q3=1225 n_q4=512 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits sigma_overall=0.395 worst_q_ratio=1.163
ref2=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits sigma_overall=0.420 worst_q_ratio=1.156
new1=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits sigma_overall=0.380 worst_q_ratio=1.119
new2=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits sigma_overall=0.382 worst_q_ratio=1.067
reference average sigma_overall=0.4075 worst_q_ratio=1.1595
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199_astrometric_residuals.png (4855 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200_astrometric_residuals.png (4861 matched stars from wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.37 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472_astrometric_residuals.png (3491 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.34 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473_astrometric_residuals.png (3517 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 2s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20388_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 20388_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 3s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Image size: 941.7'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Image size: 941.2'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0440 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Image size: 941.0'x624.5' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 09:13:50.704 +21:59:59.79
Second-epoch image center 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0513 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 09:14:02.041 +21:59:45.40
Second-epoch second image center 09:14:03.852 +22:00:26.51
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01339 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ELLpLh0LKH
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits &> /tmp/tmp.kQlYUGnDpR
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JgKrCo7qUW
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits &> /tmp/tmp.brOVk4m5GZ
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits and wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 50507 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3500 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3500 deg
Loaded 6016 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4201 out of 4841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4841 out of 50507 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.803900
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.803900
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.00
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.80
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.80
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 50507 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec +16.3325 to +27.3500 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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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 129.4936 to 147.0734 deg, Dec 16.3325 to 27.3500 deg
Loaded 6016 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4201 out of 4841 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4841 out of 50507 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (aperture=4.9)
Read 50709 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 129.4911 to 147.0623 deg, Dec +16.3281 to +27.3564 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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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
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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 129.4911 to 147.0623 deg, Dec 16.3281 to 27.3564 deg
Loaded 6019 Tycho-2 stars within the image boundaries (VT and BT non-zero).
Relation between the catalog and instrumental magnitudes is written to calib.txt
Stars used for magnitude calibration (good matches): 4178 out of 4842 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 4842 out of 50709 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (aperture=4.9)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 25 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
2.0 pix Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
2.4 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
2.3 pix fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.8 mag. Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
15.8 mag. Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
14.6 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
14.7 mag. fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 13.9 (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.ELLpLh0LKH (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=2848, bad_region=8306, passed=50487
Got 50487 stars (including 39677 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50487 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4859 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43981 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4864 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43981 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 43981 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4859 stars left (next iteration limit 5344)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits N_match=4859 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.373 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.434 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.343 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=1682 n_q2=789 n_q3=1601 n_q4=787 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.165
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4859 N_valid=4859 bias_ra_arcsec=0.001 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.300 p95_sep_arcsec=0.802 n_q1=1682 n_q2=789 n_q3=1601 n_q4=787 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.kQlYUGnDpR (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits' -> 'wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=29, blended=2904, bad_region=8331, passed=50680
Got 50680 stars (including 39792 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 50680 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.7'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.7 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013079 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010463 (37.7 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4865 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4863 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4863 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44143 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 531 to 588 (Dec 16.3 to 27.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4865 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44143 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 44143 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38"
Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5349)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.449 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.365 n_q1=1678 n_q2=784 n_q3=1613 n_q4=787 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4862 N_valid=4862 bias_ra_arcsec=0.000 bias_dec_arcsec=0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.324 p95_sep_arcsec=0.853 n_q1=1678 n_q2=784 n_q3=1613 n_q4=787 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits -region wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
############ /tmp/tmp.JgKrCo7qUW (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=2, blended=870, bad_region=2716, passed=25331
Got 25331 stars (including 21854 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25331 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.2'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.2 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013072 (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 0.010458 (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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4830 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23296 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.4 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4830 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23296 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4825 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23296 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4825 stars left (next iteration limit 5307)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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=4825 robust_rms=6.751 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.650 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.588 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4825 robust_rms=0.554 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.799 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.615 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4825 robust_rms=0.446 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.557 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.543 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4825 robust_rms_before=1.692 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.370 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.446 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.542 worst_region_rms_after=0.557 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.818 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.543
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.542 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.542 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.370 arcsec matched=4825
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits N_match=4825 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.371 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.376 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.393 n_q1=1742 n_q2=647 n_q3=1711 n_q4=725 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4825 N_valid=4825 bias_ra_arcsec=0.545 bias_dec_arcsec=0.618 median_sep_arcsec=1.475 p95_sep_arcsec=3.227 n_q1=1742 n_q2=647 n_q3=1711 n_q4=725 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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.brOVk4m5GZ (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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=882, bad_region=2686, passed=25554
Got 25554 stars (including 22077 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 25554 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.0'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.0 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013069 (47.0 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010456 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4834 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4830 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4830 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23542 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
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 532 to 588 (Dec 16.5 to 27.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4834 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4829 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23542 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4829 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 23542 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4829 stars left (next iteration limit 5313)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.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=4829 robust_rms=6.803 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.476 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=8.597 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4829 robust_rms=0.563 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.751 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.640 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4829 robust_rms=0.445 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.542 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.542 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4829 robust_rms_before=1.609 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.374 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.445 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.531 worst_region_rms_after=0.542 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.731 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.542
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.531 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.531 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.374 arcsec matched=4829
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits N_match=4829 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.412 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.370 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.399 n_q1=1769 n_q2=638 n_q3=1693 n_q4=729 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.077
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4829 N_valid=4829 bias_ra_arcsec=0.537 bias_dec_arcsec=0.594 median_sep_arcsec=1.409 p95_sep_arcsec=3.025 n_q1=1769 n_q2=638 n_q3=1693 n_q4=729 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits -region wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-10_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0472.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.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_2026-10-21_CI_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_032202_TTUQ2b1x1_2733226_Lx6NXKmk/wcs_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cnc-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:18:07.19 +19:33:53.2: 11.01 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:16:26.50 +19:43:08.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:50:05.88 +25:17:54.2: 16.10 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:09:13.14 +22:04:11.5: 12.89 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:46:26.79 +17:31:00.1: 13.18 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:09:47.12 +25:13:35.5: 12.90 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:46:26.79 +17:31:00.1: 13.13 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:09:13.14 +22:04:11.5: 12.90 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:16:26.50 +19:43:08.4: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:50:05.88 +25:17:54.2: 16.07 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:18:07.19 +19:33:53.2: 11.02 +/- 0.00 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.15 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:50:36.91 +17:40:33.3: 13.37 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:46:26.79 +17:31:00.1: ref_mag=13.15 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2140 delta=-0.06 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.90 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.02 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:09:13.14 +22:04:11.5: ref_mag=12.90 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.7474 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:18:07.19 +19:33:53.2: ref_mag=11.02 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.3547 delta=-0.34 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:09:47.12 +25:13:35.5: 12.93 +/- 0.02 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.92 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 09:09:47.12 +25:13:35.5: ref_mag=12.92 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.2218 delta=-0.30 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:49:21.76 +17:58:14.0: 13.72 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:50:36.91 +17:40:33.3: 13.40 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.39 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:50:36.91 +17:40:33.3: ref_mag=13.39 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.4038 delta=-0.02 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 08:51:29.11 +19:18:33.8: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:15:42.43 +19:55:40.7: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-12-25_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0199.fits at 09:06:32.45 +22:47:20.4: 16.25 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:49:21.76 +17:58:14.0: 13.73 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.72 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 08:49:21.76 +17:58:14.0: ref_mag=13.72 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.7345 delta=-0.01 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:15:42.43 +19:55:40.7: 16.22 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 08:51:29.11 +19:18:33.8: 16.11 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-02-21_23-13-17_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0200.fits at 09:06:32.45 +22:47:20.4: 16.24 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
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Considering the candidate 63600_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63600_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:28:01.27 +23:18:12.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63609_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63609_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63610_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63610_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 63682_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63682_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:09:53.98 +25:12:42.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63702_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63702_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63714_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63714_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:05:01.00 +22:48:39.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63727_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63727_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:04:57.35 +24:36:56.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63749_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63749_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 63751_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63751_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63753_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63753_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 63763_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63763_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:04:51.13 +24:37:34.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63766_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63766_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63794_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63794_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:20:35.10 +22:39:15.4 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63795_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63795_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:00:28.67 +22:43:59.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63797_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63797_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:16:16.52 +23:25:03.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63808_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63808_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63849_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63849_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:32:04.97 +25:26:02.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63852_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63852_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:06:04.98 +24:46:15.6 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63857_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63857_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 63920_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 63920_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:10:51.00 +24:10:09.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 63931_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63931_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 63942_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63942_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 63962_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
Preparing report for the candidate 63962_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
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Considering the candidate 09229_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 09229_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 09:03:15.91 +18:35:22.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 08246_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473
The candidate 08246_fd_Cnc-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_03-19-56_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0473 did not pass the final checks
