This analysis is done by the script util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt
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 03.4240 2461347.9240 10.54 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1
233.02194 59.42618 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.5 pix
The object was found in VSX 1" W Leo
Type: M
# Max. Min./Amp. JD0 Period
8.900 V 14.800 V 2443627.00000 391.750000000000 M5.5e-M7e
The object was not found in astcheck.
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1: 11.60 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1: 11.59 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.59 +/- 0.01
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 03.4240* 10 53 37.40 +13 42 54.1 10.5 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
W Leo,2461347.9240,10.54,0.05,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
W Leo 20261103.4240 10.54CV 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 03.4240 2461347.9240 12.35 11:02:30.28 +18:33:09.5
226.06191 63.54597 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.8" and 8.5 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.471 Papagena -1 -0 1 12.1 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 11:02:30.28 +18:33:09.5: 15.75 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 11:02:30.28 +18:33:09.5: 15.70 +/- 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 03.4240* 11 02 30.28 +18 33 09.5 12.3 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.9240,12.35,0.05,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 20261103.4240 12.35CV 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 03.4240 2461347.9240 12.47 10:27:16.13 +16:10:24.9
223.57590 54.90118 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.5" and 8.0 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.196 Philomela -1 -1 1 12.8 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:27:16.13 +16:10:24.9: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:27:16.13 +16:10:24.9: 15.93 +/- 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 03.4240* 10 27 16.13 +16 10 24.9 12.5 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.9240,12.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS
**** VSNET file format ****
# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829 <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746 12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732 12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
VARIABLE_NAME 20261103.4240 12.47CV NMW
The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs
The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 03.4240 2461347.9240 13.49 10:12:20.66 +16:02:48.6
221.33213 51.57475 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 1.9" and 7.9 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.245 Vera -0 -1 1 13.9 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:12:20.66 +16:02:48.6: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:12:20.66 +16:02:48.6: 15.79 +/- 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 03.4240* 10 12 20.66 +16 02 48.6 13.5 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.9240,13.49,0.05,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 20261103.4240 13.49CV 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 03.4240 2461347.9240 13.81 10:33:35.48 +15:33:25.7
225.69633 56.01771 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 0.1" and 8.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.134 Sophrosyne -1 0 1 14.0 0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:33:35.48 +15:33:25.7: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:33:35.48 +15:33:25.7: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!Search this object in SIMBAD.Search this object in VizieR catalogs.WISE atlasAladin LiteSNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code!
The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter.
Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code.
The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:
You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services: MPChecker (in case the button does not work) NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets) sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work) fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)
Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP.
Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!
TCP 2026 11 03.4240* 10 33 35.48 +15 33 25.7 13.8 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.9240,13.81,0.05,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 20261103.4240 13.81CV 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 03.4240 2461347.9240 13.48 10:59:32.77 +11:02:00.4
238.97161 59.17633 galactic Leo Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 8.8 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.94 Aurora -4 0 4 13.7 0 -0
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:59:32.77 +11:02:00.4: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:59:32.77 +11:02:00.4: 15.69 +/- 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 03.4240* 10 59 32.77 +11 02 00.4 13.5 U Leo 9 0
Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!
**** AAVSO file format ****
#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
VARIABLE_NAME,2461347.9240,13.48,0.05,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 20261103.4240 13.48CV 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: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
First image: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Last image: 2461347.92427111 03.11.2026 10:10:47.024 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 6
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 3 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 3
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA 10.0 # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0 # or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL 55000.0 # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN 0.37 # detector gain in e-/ADU
VAST_SKIP_INDEX_VS_MAG is set - skipping the lib/index_vs_mag variability-index fitting
Total objects detected (at least 2 times): 5513
Objects passed selection criteria: 5498
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.2 4.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 4529
Average stars matched: 4443.75 (98.1177 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 232096 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 04:20:52 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: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
First image: 2461171.68283635 11.05.2026 04:23:07.061 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Last image: 2461347.92427111 03.11.2026 10:10:47.024 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 17
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.08
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: 9 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): 27385
Objects passed selection criteria: 27294
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max): 3.0 3.0 2 4
Average stars detected per image: 21557
Average stars matched: 20740 (96.21 %)
Memory usage VmPeak: 251708 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 04:21:51 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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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: 2461347.92369781
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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76
Second-epoch image center 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0173 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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76
Second-epoch image center 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0296 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03
Second-epoch second image center 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01367 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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Bpj00WJZc3
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.J2TNqJuUF2
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits &> /tmp/tmp.LGzZGzqd8N
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits &> /tmp/tmp.an039xCj8d
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7220 to 168.1826 deg, Dec +8.6400 to +19.2604 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7220 to 168.1826 deg, Dec 8.6400 to 19.2604 deg
Loaded 4240 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): 3428 out of 3506 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3506 out of 5744 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.729050
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.729050
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.37
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.36
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7220 to 168.1826 deg, Dec +8.6400 to +19.2604 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 151.7220 to 168.1826 deg, Dec 8.6400 to 19.2604 deg
Loaded 4240 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): 3428 out of 3506 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3506 out of 5744 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (aperture=6.6)
Read 5709 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7036 to 168.1827 deg, Dec +8.6403 to +19.2435 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 151.7036 to 168.1827 deg, Dec 8.6403 to 19.2435 deg
Loaded 4243 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): 3432 out of 3504 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3504 out of 5709 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (aperture=6.6)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 6 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.4 pix Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.4 pix Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
3.4 pix fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
3.4 pix fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.4 mag. Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
15.4 mag. Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
14.3 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.3 (SNR ) 11.5 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50).
This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image.
The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here.
The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images.
This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list.
The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag.
Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver
wait
cp: cannot create regular file 'local_wcs_cache/': Not a directory
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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=319, bad_region=0, passed=5744
Got 5744 stars (including 5420 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5744 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4407 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4399 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4399 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4399 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4406 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4399 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4399 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5744 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4399 stars left (next iteration limit 4838)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits N_match=4399 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.405 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.338 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.447 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.381 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.461 n_q1=1096 n_q2=1045 n_q3=1189 n_q4=1069 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.140
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4399 N_valid=4399 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.011 bias_dec_arcsec=0.017 median_sep_arcsec=0.321 p95_sep_arcsec=1.459 n_q1=1096 n_q2=1045 n_q3=1189 n_q4=1069 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.J2TNqJuUF2 (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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=309, bad_region=0, passed=5709
Got 5709 stars (including 5396 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 5709 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4405 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.2)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4405 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5709 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37"
Excluding outliers - 4397 stars left (next iteration limit 4836)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits N_match=4397 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.396 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.333 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.446 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.464 n_q1=1094 n_q2=1056 n_q3=1184 n_q4=1063 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.172
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4397 N_valid=4397 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.322 p95_sep_arcsec=1.382 n_q1=1094 n_q2=1056 n_q3=1184 n_q4=1063 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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.LGzZGzqd8N (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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat
Excluding image region: 190.0 1039.0 192.0 1041.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 226.0 1548.0 228.0 1550.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 351.0 1875.0 353.0 1877.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 501.0 5912.0 503.0 5914.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 638.0 5545.0 640.0 5547.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 724.0 2731.0 726.0 2733.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 883.0 1376.0 885.0 1378.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 901.0 3972.0 903.0 3974.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1151.0 918.0 1153.0 920.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding image region: 1157.0 135.0 1159.0 137.0 (defined in bad_region.lst)
Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all)
Excluded a total of 50 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst).
SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=287, bad_region=0, passed=3423
Got 3423 stars (including 3133 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3423 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2745 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2738 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2738 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2738 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.5 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2746 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2739 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3423 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 2739 stars left (next iteration limit 3011)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2739 robust_rms=12.985 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.080 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.080 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2739 robust_rms=0.492 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.739 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.739 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2739 robust_rms=0.380 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.478 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.478 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2739 robust_rms_before=1.217 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.358 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.380 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.523 worst_region_rms_after=0.478 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.527 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.478
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.523 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.523 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.358 arcsec matched=2739
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits N_match=2739 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.382 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.271 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.341 n_q1=617 n_q2=672 n_q3=724 n_q4=726 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.232
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2739 N_valid=2739 bias_ra_arcsec=0.853 bias_dec_arcsec=0.432 median_sep_arcsec=1.115 p95_sep_arcsec=2.213 n_q1=617 n_q2=672 n_q3=724 n_q4=726 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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.an039xCj8d (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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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=1, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=291, bad_region=0, passed=3429
Got 3429 stars (including 3138 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 3429 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 491 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2755 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 2750 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3429 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
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 491 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 2755 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3429 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 2749 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3429 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 2749 stars left (next iteration limit 3023)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=2749 robust_rms=13.188 arcsec worst_region_rms=25.953 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=25.953 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=2749 robust_rms=0.536 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.771 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.771 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=2749 robust_rms=0.430 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.511 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.509 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=2749 robust_rms_before=1.231 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.356 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.430 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.481 worst_region_rms_after=0.511 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.569 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.509
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.481 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.481 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.356 arcsec matched=2749
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits N_match=2749 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.352 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.410 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.408 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.287 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.326 n_q1=623 n_q2=668 n_q3=721 n_q4=737 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.165
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=2749 N_valid=2749 bias_ra_arcsec=0.888 bias_dec_arcsec=0.454 median_sep_arcsec=1.151 p95_sep_arcsec=2.230 n_q1=623 n_q2=668 n_q3=721 n_q4=737 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits'
Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits to local_wcs_cache/
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits'
###################################
# Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above)
ref1=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits sigma_overall=0.405 worst_q_ratio=1.140
ref2=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits sigma_overall=0.396 worst_q_ratio=1.172
new1=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits sigma_overall=0.340 worst_q_ratio=1.232
new2=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits sigma_overall=0.352 worst_q_ratio=1.165
reference average sigma_overall=0.4005 worst_q_ratio=1.156
warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference
###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141_astrometric_residuals.png (4399 matched stars from wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142_astrometric_residuals.png (4397 matched stars from wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483_astrometric_residuals.png (2739 matched stars from wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484_astrometric_residuals.png (2749 matched stars from wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits'
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image)
'wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits'
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:15:12.06 +11:41:07.7: 10.95 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1: 11.60 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1: 11.59 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:15:12.06 +11:41:07.7: 10.97 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.59 +/- 0.01
Forced photometry filter KEPT candidate at 10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1: ref_mag=11.59 +/- 0.01 new_mean_mag=10.5412 delta=1.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 10.96 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:15:12.06 +11:41:07.7: ref_mag=10.96 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.0448 delta=-0.09 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out02933.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 5s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 1s
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Considering the candidate 20259_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 20259_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (11.3") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20275_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 20275_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (18.5") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20282_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 20282_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (13.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20287_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 20287_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (27.6") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 20288_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 20288_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 02933_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 02933_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s
make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 6s
Prepared the HTML report for the field Leo-05-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 ####
10:53:37.40 +13:42:54.1
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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.cat to cache
SExtractor catalog cache: saved Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.cat to cache
VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits exists and is non-empty
wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits exists and is non-empty
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (1st reference image)
verification OK: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Image size: 937.4'x624.2' 15.6(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.87"/pix along the X axis and 5.86"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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The image scale is 5.87"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.8"
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# fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits (1st new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.8' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76
Second-epoch image center 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0173 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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits (2nd new image)
verification OK: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Image size: 941.9'x626.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix
Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis
Image center: 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90 J2000 4789.000 3195.000
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# Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy)
Reference image center 10:40:00.118 +14:00:12.76
Second-epoch image center 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.0296 deg.
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# Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images)
Second-epoch first image center 10:39:58.950 +13:59:13.03
Second-epoch second image center 10:39:56.390 +13:58:40.90
Angular distance between the image centers 0.01367 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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits &> /tmp/tmp.Z5aaEtXrzV
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits &> /tmp/tmp.pmS1AqDgcs
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits &> /tmp/tmp.WdrZcEc11z
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits &> /tmp/tmp.ex7uQGdRVl
Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Calibrating the magnitude scale
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
Found non-empty wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits and wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
The reference image (wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits) and catalog (wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat) found
'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat'
Read 29548 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7119 to 168.2363 deg, Dec +8.6400 to +19.2694 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7119 to 168.2363 deg, Dec 8.6400 to 19.2694 deg
Loaded 4250 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): 3390 out of 3597 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3597 out of 29548 detected stars.
The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param
util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.605650
a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.605650
From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.08
Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes
Working...
Please, PLEASE, be patient!!!
All lightcurves processed! =)
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.53
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V)
Read 29548 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7119 to 168.2363 deg, Dec +8.6400 to +19.2694 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19
Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 151.7119 to 168.2363 deg, Dec 8.6400 to 19.2694 deg
Loaded 4250 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): 3390 out of 3597 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3597 out of 29548 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (aperture=5.1)
Read 29453 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat
Detected star coordinate range: RA 151.7036 to 168.1940 deg, Dec +8.6403 to +19.2611 deg
Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00
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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 151.7036 to 168.1940 deg, Dec 8.6403 to 19.2611 deg
Loaded 4245 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): 3386 out of 3596 total matches.
Matched with Tycho-2 3596 out of 29453 detected stars.
util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (aperture=5.2)
____ End of magnitude calibration ____
Applying consolidated magnitude filters...
Preparing the exclusion lists for this field
Done with filtering
Found 14 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000)
Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars:
2.2 pix Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
2.2 pix Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
3.3 pix fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
3.2 pix fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Limiting magnitude estimates:
15.5 mag. Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
15.5 mag. Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
16.3 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
16.6 mag. fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 16.3 (SNR ) 13.5 (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
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Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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=23, blended=1176, bad_region=0, passed=29525
Got 29525 stars (including 28308 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29525 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4403 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4397 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4397 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4403 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4398 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4398 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29525 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36"
Excluding outliers - 4398 stars left (next iteration limit 4836)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits N_match=4398 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.390 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.430 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.449 n_q1=1120 n_q2=1047 n_q3=1180 n_q4=1051 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.154
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4398 N_valid=4398 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.025 bias_dec_arcsec=0.024 median_sep_arcsec=0.316 p95_sep_arcsec=1.409 n_q1=1120 n_q2=1047 n_q3=1180 n_q4=1051 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.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.pmS1AqDgcs (6) ############
Parsing command line arguments...
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
The guess is based on the existing WCS header.
Trying to blindly solve the plate (local solve-field or remote server)...
/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir/vast_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits 571.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good.
The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good...
'/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits' -> 'wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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=22, blended=1170, bad_region=0, passed=29431
Got 29431 stars (including 28231 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 29431 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 937.4'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 937.4 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013019 (46.9 arcsec)
catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00
catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010416 (37.5 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 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4400 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4394 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.34"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 493 to 548 (Dec 8.6 to 19.3)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4400 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.33"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4394 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 29431 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35"
Excluding outliers - 4394 stars left (next iteration limit 4833)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway)
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits N_match=4394 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.391 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.427 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.366 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.447 n_q1=1112 n_q2=1039 n_q3=1188 n_q4=1055 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.143
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4394 N_valid=4394 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.031 bias_dec_arcsec=0.010 median_sep_arcsec=0.320 p95_sep_arcsec=1.379 n_q1=1112 n_q2=1039 n_q3=1188 n_q4=1055 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits -region wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.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.WdrZcEc11z (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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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=6, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=14, blended=659, bad_region=20, passed=13925
Got 13925 stars (including 13235 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 13925 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4380 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4371 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
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 492 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4380 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4371 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 13925 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.41"
Excluding outliers - 4371 stars left (next iteration limit 4808)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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=4371 robust_rms=12.854 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.490 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.490 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4371 robust_rms=0.575 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.842 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.842 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4371 robust_rms=0.462 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.569 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.564 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4371 robust_rms_before=1.247 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.442 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.462 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.576 worst_region_rms_after=0.569 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.555 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.564
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.576 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.576 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.442 arcsec matched=4371
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits N_match=4371 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.409 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.533 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.460 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.366 n_q1=965 n_q2=1106 n_q3=1167 n_q4=1133 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.302
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4371 N_valid=4371 bias_ra_arcsec=0.849 bias_dec_arcsec=0.432 median_sep_arcsec=1.121 p95_sep_arcsec=2.250 n_q1=965 n_q2=1106 n_q3=1167 n_q4=1133 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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.ex7uQGdRVl (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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits 605.0
Entering WCS image calibration mode.
ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits alredy exist and is non-empty...
Catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits found.
The catalog is in the new format, as expected.
The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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=4, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=20, blended=672, bad_region=21, passed=14061
Got 14061 stars (including 13353 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat
util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 14061 stars from the SExtractor catalog
Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.9'
Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.9 arcmin
UCAC5 catalog search parameters:
catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013082 (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 0.010466 (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 491 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4392 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4385 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4385 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.42"
Removing outliers...
Correcting the measured astrometric positions...
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4385 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14061 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow!
UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first
Found a local copy of UCAC5
UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50
Reading UCAC5 zone files...
Searching UCAC5 zones 491 to 548 (Dec 8.4 to 19.4)
Done reading UCAC5 zone files...
Matched 4392 stars with the local copy of UCAC5.
The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4385 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14061 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4385 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 14061 with non-zero local correction accuracy
Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.40"
Excluding outliers - 4385 stars left (next iteration limit 4823)
Stop iterations.
The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :)
SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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=4385 robust_rms=12.968 arcsec worst_region_rms=26.305 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=26.305 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4385 robust_rms=0.608 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.853 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.853 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4385 robust_rms=0.503 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.593 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.582 arcsec
SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5
SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4385 robust_rms_before=1.254 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.437 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.503 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.558 worst_region_rms_after=0.593 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.592 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.582
SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.558 arcsec) - keeping the original
SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.558 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.437 arcsec matched=4385
WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits N_match=4385 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.413 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.489 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.479 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.340 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.384 n_q1=976 n_q2=1113 n_q3=1166 n_q4=1130 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.185
WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4385 N_valid=4385 bias_ra_arcsec=0.878 bias_dec_arcsec=0.446 median_sep_arcsec=1.154 p95_sep_arcsec=2.229 n_q1=976 n_q2=1113 n_q3=1166 n_q4=1130 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16
The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ucac5
The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
You may view it with the command:
ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-03_CI_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits -region wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg
The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-09-57_20.00sec_0.00C_LIGHTs_0483.fits
Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.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_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_041347_TTUQ1b1x1_3134608_CDU67uGt/wcs_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484.fits
Preparing the HTML report for the field Leo-05-Q1b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:12:20.66 +16:02:48.6: 15.80 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:27:16.13 +16:10:24.9: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 11:02:30.28 +18:33:09.5: 15.75 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:09:44.07 +18:06:02.8: 14.57 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:15:12.00 +11:41:06.1: 11.10 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:10:21.42 +18:13:16.2: 14.50 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 11:04:26.98 +14:46:51.9: 13.18 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:59:32.77 +11:02:00.4: 15.76 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:33:35.48 +15:33:25.7: 15.97 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-23-07_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHT_0141.fits at 10:09:43.08 +17:58:14.6: 13.81 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:12:20.66 +16:02:48.6: 15.79 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:10:21.42 +18:13:16.2: 14.59 +/- 0.13 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 11:02:30.28 +18:33:09.5: 15.70 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:27:16.13 +16:10:24.9: 15.93 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:09:44.07 +18:06:02.8: 14.47 +/- 0.12 detection
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:15:12.00 +11:41:06.1: 11.12 +/- 0.01 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.54 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:10:21.42 +18:13:16.2: ref_mag=14.54 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=14.0295 delta=0.52 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 11:04:26.98 +14:46:51.9: 13.14 +/- 0.03 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 14.52 +/- 0.09
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 11.11 +/- 0.00
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:09:44.07 +18:06:02.8: ref_mag=14.52 +/- 0.09 new_mean_mag=13.9886 delta=0.53 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:15:12.00 +11:41:06.1: ref_mag=11.11 +/- 0.00 new_mean_mag=11.0589 delta=0.05 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.16 +/- 0.02
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 11:04:26.98 +14:46:51.9: ref_mag=13.16 +/- 0.02 new_mean_mag=13.0463 delta=0.11 (need > 0.90)
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:33:35.48 +15:33:25.7: 15.95 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:59:32.77 +11:02:00.4: 15.69 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-05-10_23-24-02_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHT_0142.fits at 10:09:43.08 +17:58:14.6: 13.75 +/- 0.06 detection
Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.78 +/- 0.04
Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:09:43.08 +17:58:14.6: ref_mag=13.78 +/- 0.04 new_mean_mag=13.5049 delta=0.27 (need > 0.90)
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32264.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32271.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32464.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32531.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out32544.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt
make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 54s
Pre-generating preview images in parallel...
Done pre-generating preview images.
Pre-generating finding charts in parallel...
Done pre-generating finding charts.
make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 4s
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Considering the candidate 32154_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32154_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32192_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32192_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32206_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32206_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
**** FOUND 10:08:09.51 +11:58:15.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list_bbsc.txt ****
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Considering the candidate 32264_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 32264_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
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Considering the candidate 32271_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 32271_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
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Considering the candidate 32364_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32364_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.9") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 32408_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32408_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
Rejecting candidate due to large distance (20.0") between the two second-epoch detections
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Considering the candidate 32464_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 32464_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
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Considering the candidate 32518_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32518_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32520_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 32520_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 32531_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 32531_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
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Considering the candidate 32544_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
Preparing report for the candidate 32544_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
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Considering the candidate 02872_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 02872_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
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Considering the candidate 15259_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484
The candidate 15259_fd_Leo-05-Q1b1x1_2026-11-03_04-10-47_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0484 did not pass the final checks
