This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W
The list of candidates will appear below. Please manually reload the page every few minutes untill the 'Processing complete' message appears.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 12.82 02:59:20.08 +02:48:19.4
173.82713 -47.03270 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 10.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.619 Triberga -0 -0 0 12.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:59:20.08 +02:48:19.4: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:59:20.08 +02:48:19.4: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.2912* 02 59 20.08 +02 48 19.4 12.8 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,12.82,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 12.82CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 13.73 02:06:20.38 +07:47:52.6
153.03567 -50.64365 galactic Psc Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.0" and 10.4 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.528 Rezia -0 1 1 14.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:06:20.38 +07:47:52.6: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:06:20.38 +07:47:52.6: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,13.73,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 13.73CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 14.16 02:27:04.36 +10:28:40.8
157.80890 -45.81794 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.9" and 10.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.1621 Druzhba -0 0 1 13.6 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:27:04.36 +10:28:40.8: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:27:04.36 +10:28:40.8: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.2912* 02 27 04.36 +10 28 40.8 14.2 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,14.16,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 14.16CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 14.62 02:52:08.58 +03:54:17.7
170.78486 -47.43755 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 10.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.4272 Entsuji 0 1 1 14.4 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:52:08.58 +03:54:17.7: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:52:08.58 +03:54:17.7: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.2912* 02 52 08.58 +03 54 17.7 14.6 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,14.62,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 14.62CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 14.56 02:23:25.39 +05:25:58.9
160.69108 -50.57050 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.3" and 10.2 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.2084 Okayama 1 -3 3 14.7 -0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:23:25.39 +05:25:58.9: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:23:25.39 +05:25:58.9: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.2912* 02 23 25.39 +05 25 58.9 14.6 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,14.56,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 14.56CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.2912 2461347.7912 14.95 02:24:27.41 +09:30:25.9
157.73590 -46.98186 galactic Cet Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.8" and 10.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.4298 Jorgenunez -1 2 2 15.1 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:24:27.41 +09:30:25.9: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:24:27.41 +09:30:25.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.2912* 02 24 27.41 +09 30 25.9 14.9 U Cet 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.7912,14.95,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.2912 14.95CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461347.79164343 03.11.2026 06:59:47.992 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 9
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 4 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 7766
Objects passed selection criteria: 7758
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.7 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 7266.5
Average stars matched: 6892.75 (94.8565 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 233612 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Nov 3 01:09:53 CST 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref. image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
First image: 2461049.65164513 09.01.2026 03:38:12.139 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Last image: 2461347.79164343 03.11.2026 06:59:47.992 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 15
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 21 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 2.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 57000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.83 # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 35504
Objects passed selection criteria: 35423
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.6 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 33390
Average stars matched: 32221.2 (96.4997 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 258556 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on Thu Oct 15 15:05:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number 1.0rc89-241-g3eca6a38
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.25.2 (2026-10-15)
GNU bash, version 5.3.20(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on Tue Nov 3 01:11:03 CST 2026
Host name: tau
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Updating neverexclude_list.txt
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt'
Choosing bad regions list
'/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ1b1x1/TTUQ1_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst'
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.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: 2461347.79072940
Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt
'../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt
'../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt'
Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt
'../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt'
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 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: 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0573 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 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: 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0515 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01654 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PKJBz5VFLD
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.VtGAW8oSCo
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cNMN4rq3Oa
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WwzmkCibTf
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.919250
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.919250
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.36
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.56
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.56
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 6825 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5975 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3524 out of 3708 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3708 out of 6825 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=6.0)
Read 6826 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec +0.6642 to +11.2221 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 30.5976 to 46.5545 deg, Dec 0.6642 to 11.2221 deg
Loaded 4343 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): 3543 out of 3715 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3715 out of 6826 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=6.0)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 9 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
3.9 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
3.9 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.6 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.6 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
15.3 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.3 (SNR ) 12.3 (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.PKJBz5VFLD (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=496, bad_region=0, passed=6825
Got 6825 stars (including 6320 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6825 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4861 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6825 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5347)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.256 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.354 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.226 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.223 n_q1=1085 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1327 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.381
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4861 N_valid=4861 bias_ra_arcsec=0.002 bias_dec_arcsec=0.003 median_sep_arcsec=0.230 p95_sep_arcsec=0.698 n_q1=1085 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1327 n_q4=1225 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.VtGAW8oSCo (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=473, bad_region=0, passed=6826
Got 6826 stars (including 6340 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6826 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4862 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4862 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 6826 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4862 stars left (next iteration limit 5348)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4862 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.265 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.367 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.253 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.254 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.222 n_q1=1094 n_q2=1222 n_q3=1321 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.385
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4862 N_valid=4862 bias_ra_arcsec=0.004 bias_dec_arcsec=0.004 median_sep_arcsec=0.239 p95_sep_arcsec=0.675 n_q1=1094 n_q2=1222 n_q3=1321 n_q4=1225 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.cNMN4rq3Oa (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=341, bad_region=0, passed=7779
Got 7779 stars (including 7436 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7779 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4868 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4858 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4858 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4870 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4859 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7779 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4859 stars left (next iteration limit 5343)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4859 robust_rms=12.680 arcsec worst_region_rms=30.934 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=30.934 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4859 robust_rms=0.400 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.753 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.753 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4859 robust_rms=0.299 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.436 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.436 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4859 robust_rms_before=1.350 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.302 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.299 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.470 worst_region_rms_after=0.436 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.053 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.436
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.470 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.470 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.302 arcsec matched=4859
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits N_match=4859 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.322 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.306 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.275 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=1142 n_q2=1197 n_q3=1357 n_q4=1163 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.038
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4859 N_valid=4859 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.984 bias_dec_arcsec=0.703 median_sep_arcsec=1.275 p95_sep_arcsec=2.717 n_q1=1142 n_q2=1197 n_q3=1357 n_q4=1163 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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.WwzmkCibTf (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=331, bad_region=0, passed=7784
Got 7784 stars (including 7452 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 7784 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4869 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4860 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4860 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4871 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4861 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 7784 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30"
Excluding outliers - 4861 stars left (next iteration limit 5346)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=4861 robust_rms=12.846 arcsec worst_region_rms=30.667 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=30.667 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4861 robust_rms=0.424 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.737 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.737 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4861 robust_rms=0.311 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.433 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.433 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4861 robust_rms_before=1.375 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.306 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.311 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.435 worst_region_rms_after=0.433 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.076 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.433
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.435 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.435 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.306 arcsec matched=4861
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits N_match=4861 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.310 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.326 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.323 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.277 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.322 n_q1=1147 n_q2=1189 n_q3=1351 n_q4=1174 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.052
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4861 N_valid=4861 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.990 bias_dec_arcsec=0.712 median_sep_arcsec=1.299 p95_sep_arcsec=2.725 n_q1=1147 n_q2=1189 n_q3=1351 n_q4=1174 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits sigma_overall=0.256 worst_q_ratio=1.381
ref2=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits sigma_overall=0.265 worst_q_ratio=1.385
new1=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits sigma_overall=0.311 worst_q_ratio=1.038
new2=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits sigma_overall=0.310 worst_q_ratio=1.052
reference average sigma_overall=0.2605 worst_q_ratio=1.383
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109_astrometric_residuals.png (4861 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110_astrometric_residuals.png (4862 matched stars from wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.23 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317_astrometric_residuals.png (4859 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318_astrometric_residuals.png (4861 matched stars from wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.27 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:14.70 +04:07:13.9: 12.19 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:35:17.65 +05:23:43.6: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:29:42.70 +08:28:59.3: 12.35 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:25:35.28 +08:43:19.4: 11.92 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:36:29.83 +04:55:42.1: 12.36 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:40:06.88 +07:08:39.1: 12.34 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:54:16.27 +05:02:31.2: 12.22 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:33:44.18 +08:02:24.1: 12.42 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:14.70 +04:07:13.9: 12.21 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:29:42.70 +08:28:59.3: 12.32 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:54:16.27 +05:02:31.2: 12.26 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:25:35.28 +08:43:19.4: 11.90 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.20 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:35:17.65 +05:23:43.6: 12.34 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:36:29.83 +04:55:42.1: 12.41 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:14.70 +04:07:13.9: ref_mag=12.20 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.1303 delta=0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:40:06.88 +07:08:39.1: 12.36 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.33 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.24 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:42.70 +08:28:59.3: ref_mag=12.33 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.2488 delta=0.08 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.91 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:54:16.27 +05:02:31.2: ref_mag=12.24 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0888 delta=0.15 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.38 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:25:35.28 +08:43:19.4: ref_mag=11.91 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.0210 delta=-0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.35 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:35:17.65 +05:23:43.6: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3199 delta=0.03 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:36:29.83 +04:55:42.1: ref_mag=12.38 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3362 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:06.88 +07:08:39.1: ref_mag=12.35 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3083 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:33:44.18 +08:02:24.1: 12.39 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 12.40 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:33:44.18 +08:02:24.1: ref_mag=12.40 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=12.3657 delta=0.04 (need > 0.90)
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 1s
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: 0s
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Considering the candidate 20438_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20438_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20445_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20445_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20446_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20446_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20450_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20450_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:57:09.21 +04:31:16.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 20460_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20460_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20467_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20467_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20468_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20468_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20471_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20471_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 20472_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 20472_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 1s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 2s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
*------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------*
#### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt ####
wait
*------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------*
'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex'
Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images
Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images
Plate-solving the images
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Image size: 941.5'x627.1' 15.7(deg)x10.5(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 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: 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0573 deg.
Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg.
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Image size: 941.1'x626.6' 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: 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 02:34:17.841 +05:57:06.29
Second-epoch image center 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0515 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 02:34:20.077 +06:00:29.96
Second-epoch second image center 02:34:23.219 +05:59:53.24
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01654 deg.
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Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5...
Preparing for a parallel run
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ne53uUQqHG
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits &> /tmp/tmp.JDKwSNH8R6
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits &> /tmp/tmp.1iunTa7UmS
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits &> /tmp/tmp.OsIUNbMNYg
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
____ Start of magnitude calibration ____
PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V
Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race)
Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2
Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready
Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits and wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits) and catalog (wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg
Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.820100
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.820100
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.71
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.71
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 37023 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec +0.6554 to +11.2409 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 30.5751 to 46.5543 deg, Dec 0.6554 to 11.2409 deg
Loaded 4358 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): 3415 out of 3770 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3770 out of 37023 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (aperture=4.8)
Read 37062 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec +0.6559 to +11.2429 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 30.5930 to 46.5639 deg, Dec 0.6559 to 11.2429 deg
Loaded 4356 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): 3419 out of 3768 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3768 out of 37062 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (aperture=4.8)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 15 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.0 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
1.9 pix Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
3.6 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
3.6 pix fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.7 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
15.7 mag. Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
15.4 mag. fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 15.4 (SNR ) 14.4 (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.ne53uUQqHG (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1594, bad_region=5, passed=37008
Got 37008 stars (including 35339 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37008 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4867 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4874 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4867 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37008 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4867 stars left (next iteration limit 5353)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits N_match=4867 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.251 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.345 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.226 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.217 n_q1=1082 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1336 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.371
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4867 N_valid=4867 bias_ra_arcsec=0.003 bias_dec_arcsec=0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.226 p95_sep_arcsec=0.683 n_q1=1082 n_q2=1224 n_q3=1336 n_q4=1225 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.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.JDKwSNH8R6 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits 573.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits' -> 'wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits'
This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=16, blended=1597, bad_region=4, passed=37046
Got 37046 stars (including 35377 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 37046 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 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4866 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.22"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 453 to 508 (Dec 0.7 to 11.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4873 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.23"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4866 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 37046 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.24"
Excluding outliers - 4866 stars left (next iteration limit 5352)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits N_match=4866 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.259 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.344 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.250 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.249 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.218 n_q1=1088 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1332 n_q4=1225 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.328
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4866 N_valid=4866 bias_ra_arcsec=0.005 bias_dec_arcsec=0.006 median_sep_arcsec=0.235 p95_sep_arcsec=0.659 n_q1=1088 n_q2=1221 n_q3=1332 n_q4=1225 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits -region wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.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.1iunTa7UmS (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=21, blended=1270, bad_region=48, passed=30214
Got 30214 stars (including 28865 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30214 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4851 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30214 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30214 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4851 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30214 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28"
Excluding outliers - 4851 stars left (next iteration limit 5336)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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=4851 robust_rms=12.709 arcsec worst_region_rms=30.702 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=30.702 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4851 robust_rms=0.401 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.760 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.760 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4851 robust_rms=0.297 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.430 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.430 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4851 robust_rms_before=1.371 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.299 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.297 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.462 worst_region_rms_after=0.430 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.067 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.430
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.462 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.462 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.299 arcsec matched=4851
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits N_match=4851 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.311 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.312 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.273 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.333 n_q1=1147 n_q2=1185 n_q3=1357 n_q4=1162 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.071
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4851 N_valid=4851 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.994 bias_dec_arcsec=0.726 median_sep_arcsec=1.294 p95_sep_arcsec=2.708 n_q1=1147 n_q2=1185 n_q3=1357 n_q4=1162 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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.OsIUNbMNYg (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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=24, blended=1194, bad_region=48, passed=30222
Got 30222 stars (including 28959 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 30222 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec)
ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4859 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4853 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30222 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 452 to 509 (Dec 0.4 to 11.5)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4860 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30222 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4853 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 30222 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29"
Excluding outliers - 4853 stars left (next iteration limit 5338)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.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=4853 robust_rms=12.856 arcsec worst_region_rms=30.478 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=30.478 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.427 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.760 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.760 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4853 robust_rms=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.433 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.433 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4853 robust_rms_before=1.395 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.301 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.310 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.437 worst_region_rms_after=0.433 outer_annulus_rms_before=2.071 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.433
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.437 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.437 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.301 arcsec matched=4853
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits N_match=4853 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.307 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.330 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.320 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.280 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=1159 n_q2=1181 n_q3=1350 n_q4=1163 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.073
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4853 N_valid=4853 bias_ra_arcsec=-1.001 bias_dec_arcsec=0.731 median_sep_arcsec=1.317 p95_sep_arcsec=2.737 n_q1=1159 n_q2=1181 n_q3=1350 n_q4=1163 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits -region wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals
Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations
FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry
Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-58-29_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0317.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.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_2026-11-03_CI_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_010046_TTUQ1b1x1_234349_xDTh2a9W/wcs_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Cet-01-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:40:09.39 +02:54:09.7: 14.00 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:06:20.38 +07:47:52.6: 15.86 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:38:04.33 +10:48:05.4: 14.85 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:29:03.98 +08:23:38.7: 14.23 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:59:20.08 +02:48:19.4: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:27:04.36 +10:28:40.8: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:19:15.50 +10:32:46.3: 13.96 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:10:37.31 +05:08:19.3: 13.70 +/- 0.04 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:31.2: 14.84 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:52:08.58 +03:54:17.7: 16.01 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:06:20.38 +07:47:52.6: 15.82 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:31.2: 14.99 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:10:37.31 +05:08:19.3: 13.86 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.90 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:19:15.50 +10:32:46.3: 14.02 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:38:04.33 +10:48:05.4: 14.99 +/- 0.14 detection
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:17:30.46 +04:33:31.2: ref_mag=14.90 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.6080 delta=0.29 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:40:09.39 +02:54:09.7: 13.79 +/- 0.05 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.77 +/- 0.03
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:27:04.36 +10:28:40.8: 16.09 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:10:37.31 +05:08:19.3: ref_mag=13.77 +/- 0.03 new_mean_mag=13.5597 delta=0.21 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:59:20.08 +02:48:19.4: 15.87 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.91 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.99 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.87 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:38:04.33 +10:48:05.4: ref_mag=14.91 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.9169 delta=-0.00 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:40:09.39 +02:54:09.7: ref_mag=13.87 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.9427 delta=-0.07 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:19:15.50 +10:32:46.3: ref_mag=13.99 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.8500 delta=0.14 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:29:03.98 +08:23:38.7: 14.22 +/- 0.07 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.22 +/- 0.05
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 02:29:03.98 +08:23:38.7: ref_mag=14.22 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=14.0553 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:52:08.58 +03:54:17.7: 16.02 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:23:25.39 +05:25:58.9: 16.18 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-12_20.00sec_-14.90C_LIGHT_0109.fits at 02:24:27.41 +09:30:25.9: 16.06 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:24:27.41 +09:30:25.9: 16.05 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-01-08_21-38-50_20.00sec_-15.00C_LIGHT_0110.fits at 02:23:25.39 +05:25:58.9: 16.14 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52647.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out52998.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53175.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53411.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53422.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out53603.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 37s
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: 5s
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Considering the candidate 52413_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 52413_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52426_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 52426_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 52647_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 52647_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 52738_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 52738_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 02:56:08.73 +08:21:42.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 52998_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 52998_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 53006_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 53006_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53087_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 53087_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53108_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 53108_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53175_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 53175_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 53387_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 53387_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53411_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 53411_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 53422_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 53422_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 53514_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 53514_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 53603_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
Preparing report for the candidate 53603_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
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Considering the candidate 18256_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318
The candidate 18256_fd_Cet-01-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_00-59-47_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0318 did not pass the final checks
