fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits
fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 10 21.45063 | 2461334.95063 | 14.24 | 10:13:14.66 -06:43:47.7 | 4289 5171 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 10 21.45120 | 2461334.95120 | 14.26 | 10:13:14.58 -06:43:47.8 | 4294 5173 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits |
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 10 21.4509 2461334.9509 14.25 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8
248.57759 38.90944 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.2" and 5.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
176 Iduna 0 -1 1 14.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8: 15.74 +/- 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 atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242 STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=vizquery (lib/vizquery -> VizieR vizier.cds.unistra.fr) INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Sex-03-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Sex-03-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Sex-03-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 643963 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 643963 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits_preview.png'
Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits
renamed 'Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits_preview.png'
Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits :) Spent 0.515294 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 13.1300001144409 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 12.5 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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status=0 Record 73: "QHY_LEM = T / isLongExposureMode" status=0 Record 74: "QHY_OFF0= 3767.777 / [us] RollingShutterEndOffset row 0" status=0 Allocating memory for image, dark and result arrays... Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits :) Spent 0.532426 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/d_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
after the calibration attempt: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits
fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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: 2461334.95063257 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Image size: 940.7'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 Second-epoch image center 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1112 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Image size: 940.6'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 Second-epoch image center 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1202 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 Second-epoch second image center 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01005 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.XkcUnrbEQa Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.wX8RThemgb Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits &> /tmp/tmp.EKsi8AkvBT Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits &> /tmp/tmp.uRbiEXePIK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg Loaded 6121 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): 4330 out of 4524 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4524 out of 7037 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.751750 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.751750 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.58 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.17
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8645 to 162.5141 deg, Dec -15.6272 to -4.1978 deg Loaded 6121 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): 4330 out of 4524 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4524 out of 7037 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (aperture=6.4) Read 6399 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8641 to 162.4683 deg, Dec -15.6668 to -4.2520 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8641 to 162.4683 deg, Dec -15.6668 to -4.2520 deg Loaded 6115 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): 4235 out of 4399 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4399 out of 6399 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (aperture=6.2) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 2.1 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 15.1 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 14.2 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.2 (SNR ) 11.3 (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.XkcUnrbEQa (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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=532, bad_region=1647, passed=7037 Got 7037 stars (including 4979 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7037 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4734 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.6 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4750 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4734 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5729 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4734 stars left (next iteration limit 5207) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits N_match=4734 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.379 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.462 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.351 n_q1=1394 n_q2=797 n_q3=1575 n_q4=968 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.267 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4734 N_valid=4734 bias_ra_arcsec=0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.294 p95_sep_arcsec=0.844 n_q1=1394 n_q2=797 n_q3=1575 n_q4=968 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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.wX8RThemgb (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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=481, bad_region=1506, passed=6399 Got 6399 stars (including 4521 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6399 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4304 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4292 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 430 (Dec -15.7 to -4.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4304 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4292 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5196 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33" Excluding outliers - 4292 stars left (next iteration limit 4721) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits N_match=4292 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.406 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.494 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.321 n_q1=1276 n_q2=718 n_q3=1432 n_q4=866 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.357 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4292 N_valid=4292 bias_ra_arcsec=0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.014 median_sep_arcsec=0.299 p95_sep_arcsec=0.921 n_q1=1276 n_q2=718 n_q3=1432 n_q4=866 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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.EKsi8AkvBT (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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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=252, bad_region=639, passed=3936 Got 3936 stars (including 3071 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3936 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013065 (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 0.010452 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2923 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3439 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2930 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3439 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2923 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3439 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 2923 stars left (next iteration limit 3215) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2923 robust_rms=6.601 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.981 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.849 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2923 robust_rms=0.569 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.758 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.641 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2923 robust_rms=0.408 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.551 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.551 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2923 robust_rms_before=1.651 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.386 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.408 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.589 worst_region_rms_after=0.551 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.712 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.551 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.589 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.589 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.386 arcsec matched=2923 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits N_match=2923 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.404 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.386 n_q1=1068 n_q2=450 n_q3=955 n_q4=450 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.092 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2923 N_valid=2923 bias_ra_arcsec=0.714 bias_dec_arcsec=0.227 median_sep_arcsec=1.438 p95_sep_arcsec=3.305 n_q1=1068 n_q2=450 n_q3=955 n_q4=450 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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.uRbiEXePIK (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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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=262, bad_region=633, passed=3943 Got 3943 stars (including 3076 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3943 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013064 (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 0.010451 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2929 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2929 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3448 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 2938 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3448 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2930 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3448 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 2930 stars left (next iteration limit 3221) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2930 robust_rms=6.907 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.280 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.280 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2930 robust_rms=0.532 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.727 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.612 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2930 robust_rms=0.396 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.555 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.555 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2930 robust_rms_before=1.656 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.380 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.396 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.562 worst_region_rms_after=0.555 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.668 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.555 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.562 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.562 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.380 arcsec matched=2930 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits N_match=2930 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.393 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.409 n_q1=1067 n_q2=450 n_q3=966 n_q4=447 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.142 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2930 N_valid=2930 bias_ra_arcsec=0.693 bias_dec_arcsec=0.216 median_sep_arcsec=1.452 p95_sep_arcsec=3.462 n_q1=1067 n_q2=450 n_q3=966 n_q4=447 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.267 ref2=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.357 new1=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits sigma_overall=0.384 worst_q_ratio=1.092 new2=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits sigma_overall=0.377 worst_q_ratio=1.142 reference average sigma_overall=0.364 worst_q_ratio=1.312 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127_astrometric_residuals.png (4734 matched stars from wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116_astrometric_residuals.png (4292 matched stars from wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.33 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598_astrometric_residuals.png (2923 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599_astrometric_residuals.png (2930 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-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/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Image size: 941.5'x627.0' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Image size: 940.7'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 Second-epoch image center 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1112 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Image size: 940.6'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.89"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:14.365 -09:59:50.39 Second-epoch image center 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 Angular distance between the image centers 0.1202 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 10:16:47.347 -09:59:20.07 Second-epoch second image center 10:16:45.083 -09:59:33.86 Angular distance between the image centers 0.01005 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits &> /tmp/tmp.p9ISDU70u6 Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits &> /tmp/tmp.fy9L5HQn2h Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits &> /tmp/tmp.YV3dZVZ4ah Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits &> /tmp/tmp.euXeTL9qaU Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits and wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 44425 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg Loaded 6161 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): 4292 out of 4765 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4765 out of 44425 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.609150 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.609150 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.24 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.37
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 44425 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8645 to 162.5226 deg, Dec -15.6560 to -4.1723 deg Loaded 6161 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): 4292 out of 4765 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4765 out of 44425 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (aperture=4.8) Read 42654 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 145.8186 to 162.4786 deg, Dec -15.6831 to -4.1804 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 145.8186 to 162.4786 deg, Dec -15.6831 to -4.1804 deg Loaded 6189 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): 4364 out of 4777 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4777 out of 42654 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (aperture=4.6) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 5 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.1 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 2.0 pix Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 2.2 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 2.2 pix fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 15.3 mag. Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 14.4 mag. fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.4 (SNR ) 13.7 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.p9ISDU70u6 (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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=11, blended=2117, bad_region=10186, passed=44414 Got 44414 stars (including 32552 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 44414 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4749 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4760 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 36340 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4749 stars left (next iteration limit 5223) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits N_match=4749 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.348 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.351 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.437 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.303 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=1413 n_q2=825 n_q3=1544 n_q4=967 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.255 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4749 N_valid=4749 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=0.010 median_sep_arcsec=0.290 p95_sep_arcsec=0.812 n_q1=1413 n_q2=825 n_q3=1544 n_q4=967 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.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.fy9L5HQn2h (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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=10, blended=1868, bad_region=9653, passed=42644 Got 42644 stars (including 31490 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 42644 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.4' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.4 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013075 (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 0.010460 (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 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4752 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 371 to 431 (Dec -15.7 to -4.2) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4762 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4752 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 35082 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4752 stars left (next iteration limit 5227) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits N_match=4752 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.355 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.478 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.313 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.315 n_q1=1386 n_q2=837 n_q3=1537 n_q4=992 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.345 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4752 N_valid=4752 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.023 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.002 median_sep_arcsec=0.295 p95_sep_arcsec=0.909 n_q1=1386 n_q2=837 n_q3=1537 n_q4=992 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits -region wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.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.YV3dZVZ4ah (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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=6, blended=785, bad_region=2696, passed=24114 Got 24114 stars (including 20750 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24114 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.7' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.7 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013065 (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 0.010452 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4757 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4745 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22143 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4757 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22143 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4745 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22143 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4745 stars left (next iteration limit 5219) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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=4745 robust_rms=6.656 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.361 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.361 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4745 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.788 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.629 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4745 robust_rms=0.418 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.550 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.550 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4745 robust_rms_before=1.655 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.382 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.418 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.561 worst_region_rms_after=0.550 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.695 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.550 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.561 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.561 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.382 arcsec matched=4745 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits N_match=4745 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.457 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.364 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.377 n_q1=1722 n_q2=685 n_q3=1578 n_q4=760 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.167 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4745 N_valid=4745 bias_ra_arcsec=0.699 bias_dec_arcsec=0.254 median_sep_arcsec=1.451 p95_sep_arcsec=3.222 n_q1=1722 n_q2=685 n_q3=1578 n_q4=760 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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.euXeTL9qaU (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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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=7, blended=792, bad_region=2755, passed=24472 Got 24472 stars (including 21042 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24472 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.6' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.6 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013064 (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 0.010451 (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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4752 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4740 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22456 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 373 to 428 (Dec -15.3 to -4.6) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4753 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22456 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4740 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22456 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Excluding outliers - 4740 stars left (next iteration limit 5214) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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=4740 robust_rms=6.767 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.184 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=10.184 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4740 robust_rms=0.534 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.701 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.588 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4740 robust_rms=0.411 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.562 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.562 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4740 robust_rms_before=1.664 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.381 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.411 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.540 worst_region_rms_after=0.562 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.618 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.562 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.540 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.540 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.381 arcsec matched=4740 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits N_match=4740 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.398 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.400 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.378 n_q1=1722 n_q2=682 n_q3=1575 n_q4=761 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.081 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4740 N_valid=4740 bias_ra_arcsec=0.698 bias_dec_arcsec=0.243 median_sep_arcsec=1.448 p95_sep_arcsec=3.202 n_q1=1722 n_q2=682 n_q3=1575 n_q4=761 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.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_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/wcs_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:28:07.23 -06:36:21.4: 12.45 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-09_00-32-32_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0127.fits at 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8: 15.81 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8: 15.74 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-24-20_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0116.fits at 10:28:07.23 -06:36:21.4: 12.45 +/- 0.02 detection Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.45 +/- 0.01 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:28:07.23 -06:36:21.4: ref_mag=12.45 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3090 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out58866.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 6s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52217_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 The candidate 52217_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 did not pass the final checks**** FOUND 10:25:57.49 -07:30:50.7 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 53800_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 The candidate 53800_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 21.45120 2461334.95120 10.77 10:25:57.54 -07:30:51.3 6191 4670 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits **** FOUND 10:09:20.53 -13:20:06.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 54327_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 The candidate 54327_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 21.45120 2461334.95120 12.03 10:09:20.54 -13:20:06.2 3666 1185 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits Discovery image 1 2026 10 21.45063 2461334.95063 12.31 10:28:07.28 -06:36:22.1 6524 5213 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-48-44_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0598.fits xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57215_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 The candidate 57215_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 did not pass the final checks Discovery image 2 2026 10 21.45120 2461334.95120 12.30 10:28:07.18 -06:36:20.8 6530 5215 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits **** FOUND 10:34:13.65 -11:15:27.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58866_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 Preparing report for the candidate 58866_fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599 make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 7s Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-03-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8 ########### Completed Sex-03-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8 ################################################################################### 10:13:14.62 -06:43:47.8 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461334.95063257 -observatory V36 15:07:00.43 -20:49:01.5 Mercury (0.3mag) 13:49:19.33 -18:39:44.3 Venus (-4.3mag) 09:02:34.06 +18:18:28.5 Mars (1.0mag) 09:40:27.61 +14:37:04.4 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:39:38.21 +01:19:34.7 Saturn (0.4mag) 04:10:54.08 +20:54:57.6 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:09:23.99 -00:31:38.0 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:10.65 -23:43:05.3 Pluto (14.5mag) 22:00:23.11 -12:15:13.7 Moon (-11.2mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 362 Oct 21 05:52 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461334.95063257: 09:40:32.78 +14:36:35.9 Io (6.1mag) 09:40:28.06 +14:37:00.8 Europa (6.2mag) 09:40:21.66 +14:37:38.5 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:40:40.71 +14:35:53.5 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:40:57.61 +14:53:55.2 Himalia (15.6mag) 09:40:24.85 +14:37:19.4 Thebe (16.4mag) 09:39:31.39 +15:00:42.5 Elara (17.5mag) 09:42:13.28 +14:01:07.1 Pasiphae (17.8mag) 09:38:21.27 +15:06:31.5 Carme (18.8mag) 00:39:49.08 +01:19:29.3 Titan (8.2mag) 00:39:34.12 +01:19:38.8 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:39:34.69 +01:17:36.6 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:39:54.13 +01:19:13.7 Hyperion (14.1mag) 00:37:53.57 +01:07:09.6 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Oct 21 05:52 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461334.95063257: 03:44:23.64 +20:14:05.5 JWST 16:10:57.20 +48:43:14.6 Chandra 14:27:32.26 -61:22:42.7 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Oct 21 05:52 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461334.95063257 -observatory V36 03:42:01.03 +20:10:03.0 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:41:16.05 +37:31:13.6 18.0mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:41:21.04 +37:31:01.0 18.0mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:40:42.09 +37:31:13.1 18.0mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:02:18.69 +40:57:16.2 18.0mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:34:15.88 -33:14:41.8 14.9mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:43:11.31 -73:03:56.6 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:14:23.41 +34:56:34.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 04:42:15.18 +48:14:11.2 17.5mag P/2021 N1 (ZTF) 07:33:27.93 +25:22:40.7 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:05:56.53 +36:48:42.3 16.3mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:29:57.45 +41:08:27.1 17.4mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:45:55.65 -13:39:56.9 16.5mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 12:36:16.15 +15:10:35.4 16.0mag C/2025 V2 (Rankin) 14:01:20.72 -03:33:11.3 16.4mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 19:23:54.43 +60:39:27.7 15.5mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 02:24:41.94 +41:40:32.0 18.0mag C/2026 B2 (Sun-Gao) 12:55:18.76 +15:20:31.0 17.7mag A/2026 E1 16:24:51.49 -50:51:53.5 13.5mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:22:16.16 -05:04:54.3 14.7mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 00:01:19.19 +17:11:23.2 17.2mag 2P/Encke 23:09:52.35 -29:17:17.7 14.9mag 10P/Tempel 02:24:11.51 +36:14:07.3 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:17:53.90 -08:59:04.0 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:16:28.12 -09:04:21.5 15.7mag 65P/Gunn 07:48:02.66 +14:55:59.6 13.9mag 78P/Gehrels 02:49:15.54 +13:48:19.9 17.8mag 88P/Howell 08:15:19.35 +42:56:49.1 17.0mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:25:09.96 +10:28:36.3 17.7mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:01:25.47 +10:57:46.3 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 14:32:29.93 -34:57:17.3 17.9mag 124P/Mrkos 20:33:12.46 +09:51:41.9 9.8mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 10:43:11.16 -00:35:51.5 15.2mag 169P/NEAT 03:22:26.48 +03:23:29.5 15.0mag 220P/McNaught 06:15:57.75 +47:20:15.8 15.5mag 260P/McNaught 07:41:27.64 +25:21:41.1 17.7mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.8K Oct 21 05:52 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 21:50:55.86 -02:51:49.30 SN2026acyb 2026-10-9.85 16.83 03:40:34.04 +02:31:56.70 SN2026acvp 2026-10-9.95 17.75 04:33:25.91 -13:41:04.20 SN2026adhl 2026-10-9.94 17.52 09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40 SN2026aeif 2026-10-9.47 15.93 02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90 ASASSN-26fl 2026-10-7.9 -0.85 02:49:03.98 -49:55:57.00 SN 2026adfy 2026-10-4.88 16.61 22:03:46.31 -11:07:57.70 AT2026adgn 2026-10-4.28 -2.56 15:03:12.98 +49:51:05.40 ASASSN-26fj 2026-10-2.06 15.91 08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90 ASASSN-26fi 2026-10-1.36 15.82 21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20 ASASSN-26fh 2026-10-1.27 15.94 20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90 AT2026adfv 2026-10-1.3 16.42 00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50 SN2026abhc 2026-09-29.15 15.57 21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80 SN2026acxa 2026-09-29.13 14.65 04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40 ASASSN-26fg 2026-09-23.25 15.73 05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40 SN2026aajs 2026-09-21.32 17.04 19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70 AT2026acgs 2026-09-18.14 15.84 00:02:34.07 +52:55:19.10 ASASSN-26ff 2026-09-16.43 15.37 23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20 SN2026yjv 2026-09-15.38 18.32 16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02 23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89 16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58 16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4 23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17 21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh ------- 08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67 02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93 02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26 04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27 17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14 03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78 01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27 20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87 22:37:05.59 +34:24:35.70 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.22 13.48 22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93 00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02 00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51 19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63 00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59 19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37 18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60 V8055 2026-08-30.22 10.89 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.87 +49:28:49.80 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.35 17.12 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 23:41:42.11 +26:29:49.10 AT2026qil 2026-07-9.3 16.15 20:21:30.50 -32:03:40.10 ASASSN-26ee 2026-07-7.22 15.53 19:37:44.09 -05:35:42.80 AT2026ryu 2026-07-7.17 14.88 11:06:55.46 -04:07:04.50 AT2026qqg 2026-07-5.01 16.82 19:07:23.69 -74:13:37.30 AT2026qly 2026-07-5.02 17.31 17:57:43.80 +27:18:40.10 ASASSN-26ea 2026-07-5.07 16.67 19:59:01.43 -32:07:34.30 ASASSN-26eb 2026-07-4.97 15.52 18:46:50.35 -57:44:13.20 SN 2026qqp 2026-07-5.03 -0.92 19:17:31.69 -39:55:29.90 ASASSN-26dz 2026-07-5.14 15.91 19:14:31.37 +12:03:52.90 AT 2026rdg 2026-07-3.43 11.81 04:05:50.09 -70:24:34.40 AT 2026qpr 2026-06-30.4 15.96 13:45:37.49 -05:59:35.80 SN 2026pub 2026-06-30.09 16.01 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Oct 21 05:52 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag 01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4 TCP J01060583+0951204 2026-10-10.8543 14.54Cmag 17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-12.3993 10.8mag 09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2 PNV J09560079+6906152 2026-10-14.9274 19.38Cmag 00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3 PNV J00433083+4126553 2026-10-17.5651 18.61Cmag 04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6 TCP J04573208+3015416 2026-10-17.7818 18.21Cmag 05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3 TCP J05210764+2338213 2026-10-18.4020 10.3mag 05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5 TCP J05341101+2845305 2026-10-18.3604 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Oct 21 05:52 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 02:09:52.224 -08:48:09.60 AT 2026adzc 2026-09-15.53 21.23 18:14:27.533 -43:53:07.24 AT 2026adzb 2026-09-30.75 18.492 22:29:47.464 +07:56:40.45 AT 2026adza 2026-10-01.91 19.78 19:20:46.432 +37:30:41.15 AT 2026adyz 2026-10-02.13 20.0152 19:29:41.380 +69:19:55.73 AT 2026adyy 2026-09-30.16 19.9328 05:22:55.168 -15:31:54.20 AT 2026adyx 2026-09-18.72 20.18 21:27:33.943 +12:42:19.33 AT 2026adyw 2026-09-29.86 19.66 18:31:16.780 -79:53:43.46 AT 2026adyv 2026-09-30.81 19.144 01:37:35.858 +06:59:53.91 AT 2026adyu 2026-10-01.59 19.03 20:43:20.221 -11:48:24.18 AT 2026adyt 2026-09-30.90 18.842 07:31:13.389 +29:28:56.87 AT 2026adys 2026-10-02.22 19.2 03:07:09.244 +20:57:58.91 SN 2026adyr 2026-10-02.25 18.34 23:12:33.937 -06:53:55.14 AT 2026adyq 2026-10-01.00 19.408 07:57:37.025 +37:54:49.27 SN 2026adyp 2026-10-02.18 18.628 16:33:54.937 +20:21:19.93 AT 2026adyo 2026-10-01.22 18.471 15:12:55.339 +35:26:19.35 AT 2026adyn 2026-10-02.22 18.803 22:27:56.363 +38:36:11.47 AT 2026adym 2026-09-15.32 20.54 01:57:30.981 -22:32:19.78 AT 2026adyl 2026-09-05.53 20.9 18:00:55.941 +52:22:30.66 AT 2026adyk 2026-09-05.27 20.6 03:26:38.818 -27:16:41.69 AT 2026adyj 2026-09-05.59 21.1 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Oct 21 05:52 tns_transients_list.txt Discovery image 2 2026 10 21.45120 2461334.95120 12.97 10:34:13.65 -11:15:27.5 7365 2380 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-10-21_CI_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_055015_TTUQ2b1x1_3556227_YHSG3sDT/fd_Sex-03-Q2b1x1_2026-10-21_05-49-33_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHT_0599.fits
