fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits
util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv
| Date (UTC) | JD(UTC) | mag. | R.A. & Dec.(J2000) | X & Y (pix) | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery image 1 | 2026 11 05.39258 | 2461349.89258 | 13.20 | 10:31:44.25 +00:45:19.8 | 7046 4828 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits |
| Discovery image 2 | 2026 11 05.39321 | 2461349.89321 | 13.38 | 10:31:44.39 +00:45:18.2 | 7049 4823 | /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits |
SExtractor measurement flags:
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.
Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images:
2026 11 05.3929 2461349.8929 13.29 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0
245.24695 47.36234 galactic Sex Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.7" and 6.1 pix
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was found in astcheck.
386 Siegena -1 1 2 13.6 -0 0
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits at 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits at 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit
Check this position in TNS. Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs. WISE atlas Aladin Lite SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.
######## Processing parameters ######## AAVSO_COMMENT_STRING= NMW-TexasTech Camera-2 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS ASTCHECK_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCSEC= BAD_REGION_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst CAMERA_SETTINGS= TTUQ2b1x1 CHECK_POINTING_ACCURACY= yes DARK_FRAMES_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks EXCLUSION_LIST= ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 12.5 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MAX_ELONGATION_AminusB_PIX= 0.55 FILTER_BAD_IMG__MIN_APERTURE_STAR_SIZE_PIX= 2.0 FILTER_BRIGHT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= -5 FILTER_FAINT_MAG_CUTOFF_TRANSIENT_SEARCH= 15.5 FLAT_FIELD_DIR_OR_FILE= /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats FRAME_EDGE_OFFSET_PIX= 600 GAIA_BAND_FOR_CATALOGED_SOURCE_CHECK= MAX_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_VALUE_RATIO= 100 DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK= yes MAX_NEW_IMG_MEAN_VALUE= 25000 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS= 0.18 MAX_SD_RATIO_OF_SECOND_EPOCH_IMGS_SOFT_LIMIT= 0.12 MPC_CODE= V36 NMW_CALIBRATION= /var/www/nmw_calibration NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_HARD_LIMIT= 10000 NUMBER_OF_DETECTED_TRANSIENTS_BEFORE_FILTERING_SOFT_LIMIT= 8000 OMP_NUM_THREADS= 3 ONLINE_MPCHECKER_BUTTON_ASTEROID_SEARCH_RADIUS_ARCMIN= PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION= REQUIRE_PIX_SHIFT_BETWEEN_IMAGES_FOR_TRANSIENT_CANDIDATES= yes SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_BRIGHTSTARPASS= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES= default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL SEXTRACTOR_CONFIG_FILES_HIGH_PRIORITY_EXTRA= default.sex.telephoto_lens_vTTU HIGH_PRIORITY_FIELDS= Sco6 Oph-08-Q1b1x1 Oph-08-Q2b1x1 Sco-04-Q1b1x1 Sco-04-Q2b1x1 Sgr-04-Q1b1x1 Sgr-04-Q2b1x1 242 STARMATCH_RADIUS_PIX= 5 SYSREM_ITERATIONS= 0 TELESCOP= TELESCOP_NAME_KNOWN_TO_VaST_FOR_FOV_DETERMINATION= UCAC5_PLATESOLVE_ITERATIONS= 2 FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE= no ####################################### HOSTNAME= tau USER= HOME= ####################################### SExtractor catalog cache: enabled, directory /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/vast_sextractor_cache Reference image directory is set to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs VIZIER_SITE=vizier.cds.unistra.fr GAIA_DR2_CLIENT=local (lib/catalogs/local_star_catalog -> local copy: Gaia DR2 gaia_source, G < 19.0, built from https://cdn.gea.esac.esa.int/Gaia/gdr2/gaia_source/csv on 2026-11-04) The APASS known-star check of the candidates is disabled (see the note in util/transients/report_transient.sh) WARNING: VizieR is unreachable (no mirror answered the test query) - the online identification of candidates is degraded for this run INFO: MAKE_PNG_PLOTS is set to yes FITS_FILE_EXT=fits CALIBRATION_STATUS_PREFIX= Fields in the data directory: Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ####################################### ########### Starting Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ########### Processing Sex-02-Q2b1x1 server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 499157 MB at /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir server tau has sufficient free disk space available: 499157 MB at . Checking input images (2 new) REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits REFERENCE_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE= /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Small preview (one of the new images):
Large previews of the second-epoch (new) images:
MAKE_PNG_PLOTS=yes
renamed 'Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits_preview.png'
Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits
renamed 'Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.png' -> 'transient_report/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits_preview.png'
Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits
Read-check the input FITS images... read-check OK Blank image check the input FITS images... blank-image-check OK Read date check the input FITS images... read-date-check OK Mean value check the input FITS images... OK, at least two new images have mean values below the threshold. Field altitude during imaging: 14.8 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT) Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Field altitude during imaging: 15.0 deg (FITS keyword CENTALT) Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits ---------------------------------------------- INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 692.7812 INFO: REFERENCE_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 439.0742 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1840.8675 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE_SD= 496.3856 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_MEAN_VALUE= 1835.3283 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE_SD= 496.7805 ---------------------------------------------- INFO: ref_to_second_epoch_img_mean_ratio= 2.65721 INFO: SECOND_EPOCH__SD_ratio= 0.001 INFO: the new-to-reference mean image value ratio check is disabled (DISABLE_NEW_TO_REF_MEAN_IMG_RATIO_CHECK=yes) - expected with a background-subtracted reference image ---------------------------------------------- Calibration settings: 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits :) Spent 0.516826 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits EXPTIME = 20.0 / [s] Exposure duration SET-TEMP= 0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature setpoint CCD-TEMP= -0.0 / [degC] CCD temperature FOCTEMP = 8.25 / [degC] Focuser temperature AMBTEMP = 8.7 / [degC] Ambient air temperature Exploring image header: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for 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Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SET-TEMP= 0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits CCD-TEMP= -0.000000 for /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit Reading dark frame /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/darks/mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Dark frame is subtracted, output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits :) Spent 0.519717 seconds renamed 'mdark_TTUQ2b1x1_0C_20s_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/dark.png' try_to_calibrate_the_input_frame(): selected flat field /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit from directory /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats MegaDivider v7 Reading image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/d_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits 9576 6388 16 bitpix Reading flat /var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/flats/mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.fit 9576 6388 16 bitpix Avarage count on flat field image: 37096.658242 Minimal real count (from overscan): 5 Output is written to /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits :) No overscan detected - all values seem high! (left_median=24199.0, right_median=29433.0) renamed 'mff_TTUQ2b1x1_2026-08-12_multinight.png' -> 'transient_report/flat.png' Using calibrated image CALIBRATED_SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Dark frame used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
Flat field used to calibrate the second-epoch images:
after the calibration attempt: SECOND_EPOCH__FIRST_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits SECOND_EPOCH__SECOND_IMAGE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Previews of the CALIBRATED second-epoch images:
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits
fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits
Updating neverexclude_list.txt '/var/www/nmw_calibration/neverexclude_list.txt' -> './neverexclude_list.txt' Choosing bad regions list '/var/www/nmw_calibration/TTUQ2b1x1/TTUQ2_bad_region.lst' -> 'bad_region.lst' wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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: 2461349.89257870 Re-using ../asassn_transients_list.txt '../asassn_transients_list.txt' -> 'asassn_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tocp_transients_list.txt '../tocp_transients_list.txt' -> 'tocp_transients_list.txt' Re-using ../tns_transients_list.txt '../tns_transients_list.txt' -> 'tns_transients_list.txt' Plate-solving the images wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Image size: 941.1'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0532 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Image size: 940.9'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0611 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 Second-epoch second image center 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00941 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.GzisavRZNR Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.sa5P1OnJYP Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits &> /tmp/tmp.8J7Jpzb2ZK Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits &> /tmp/tmp.UCxIIwDKKj Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5417 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): 3928 out of 4048 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4048 out of 6253 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.671000 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.671000 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.46 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.21
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0894 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5417 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): 3928 out of 4048 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4048 out of 6253 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (aperture=6.3) Read 6209 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0896 to 162.3618 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7280 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0896 to 162.3618 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7280 deg Loaded 5390 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): 3909 out of 4039 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4039 out of 6209 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (aperture=6.3) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 0 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.2 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 2.2 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 2.4 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 2.4 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.2 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 15.2 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 14.5 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 14.5 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.5 (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 ############ /tmp/tmp.GzisavRZNR (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=407, bad_region=1529, passed=6253 Got 6253 stars (including 4436 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6253 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4132 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4118 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4132 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4118 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 5016 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4118 stars left (next iteration limit 4529) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits N_match=4118 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.334 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.377 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.448 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.285 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.292 n_q1=1188 n_q2=687 n_q3=1423 n_q4=820 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.343 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4118 N_valid=4118 bias_ra_arcsec=0.011 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.000 median_sep_arcsec=0.278 p95_sep_arcsec=0.906 n_q1=1188 n_q2=687 n_q3=1423 n_q4=820 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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.sa5P1OnJYP (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=414, bad_region=1520, passed=6209 Got 6209 stars (including 4397 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 6209 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4100 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4086 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4100 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4086 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4984 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4086 stars left (next iteration limit 4494) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits N_match=4086 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.368 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.403 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.491 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.321 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.316 n_q1=1182 n_q2=673 n_q3=1401 n_q4=830 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.331 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4086 N_valid=4086 bias_ra_arcsec=0.008 bias_dec_arcsec=-0.005 median_sep_arcsec=0.303 p95_sep_arcsec=0.973 n_q1=1182 n_q2=673 n_q3=1401 n_q4=830 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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.8J7Jpzb2ZK (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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=252, bad_region=693, passed=4207 Got 4207 stars (including 3278 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4207 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3108 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3102 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3102 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3102 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3663 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.39" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3107 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3102 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3663 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3102 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3663 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 3102 stars left (next iteration limit 3412) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3102 robust_rms=6.768 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.719 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.541 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3102 robust_rms=0.505 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.577 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.577 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3102 robust_rms=0.395 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.524 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.524 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3102 robust_rms_before=1.713 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.377 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.395 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.531 worst_region_rms_after=0.524 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.561 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.524 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.531 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.531 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.377 arcsec matched=3102 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits N_match=3102 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.387 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.385 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.420 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.376 n_q1=1133 n_q2=495 n_q3=1016 n_q4=458 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.085 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3102 N_valid=3102 bias_ra_arcsec=0.489 bias_dec_arcsec=0.361 median_sep_arcsec=1.478 p95_sep_arcsec=3.694 n_q1=1133 n_q2=495 n_q3=1016 n_q4=458 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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.UCxIIwDKKj (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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=0, blended=244, bad_region=705, passed=4227 Got 4227 stars (including 3293 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 4227 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3126 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3120 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3120 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3671 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 3124 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3119 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3671 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 3119 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 3671 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.35" Excluding outliers - 3119 stars left (next iteration limit 3432) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: SIP order 2 trial: matched=3119 robust_rms=6.643 arcsec worst_region_rms=10.567 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.114 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=3119 robust_rms=0.546 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.690 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.690 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=3119 robust_rms=0.422 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.530 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.530 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=3119 robust_rms_before=1.486 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.366 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.422 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.547 worst_region_rms_after=0.530 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.373 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.530 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.547 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.547 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.366 arcsec matched=3119 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits N_match=3119 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.361 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.365 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.395 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.353 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.379 n_q1=1133 n_q2=501 n_q3=1020 n_q4=465 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.095 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=3119 N_valid=3119 bias_ra_arcsec=0.515 bias_dec_arcsec=0.466 median_sep_arcsec=1.294 p95_sep_arcsec=3.051 n_q1=1133 n_q2=501 n_q3=1020 n_q4=465 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits' Saving the final (post-refit) wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits to local_wcs_cache/ 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits' -> 'local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits' ################################### # Pre-local-correction WCS quality summary (see WCS_QUALITY_DIAG lines above) ref1=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits sigma_overall=0.334 worst_q_ratio=1.343 ref2=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits sigma_overall=0.368 worst_q_ratio=1.331 new1=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits sigma_overall=0.387 worst_q_ratio=1.085 new2=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits sigma_overall=0.361 worst_q_ratio=1.095 reference average sigma_overall=0.351 worst_q_ratio=1.337 warn-on-ratio threshold: 2.0x reference ###################################
Astrometric residual vector field (catalog-matched stars):
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123_astrometric_residuals.png (4118 matched stars from wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.29 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124_astrometric_residuals.png (4086 matched stars from wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.32 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498_astrometric_residuals.png (3102 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals, image 9576x6388, median residual 0.35 arcsec)
plot_astrometric_residuals_xy.py: wrote wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499_astrometric_residuals.png (3119 matched stars from wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits' Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits INFO: FPACK_FULLY_CALIBRATED_IMAGE=no (not compressing the image) 'wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits' -> '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits' Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 No candidates found here Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### wait *------ default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* 'default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL' -> 'default.sex' Starting VaST with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ./vast --noflagimage --starmatchraius 5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.cat to cache SExtractor catalog cache: saved Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.cat to cache VaST run complete with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The four input images were /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Checking WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Found WCS cache directory local_wcs_cache Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Creating symlink local_wcs_cache/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Checking WCS cache directory /mnt/usb/NMW_NG/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /home/NMW_web_upload/solved_reference_images Checking WCS cache directory /dataX/kirx/NMW_NG_rt3_autumn2019/solved_reference_images Plate-solving the images wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits exists and is non-empty wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits exists and is non-empty ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (1st reference image) verification OK: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Image size: 941.5'x626.9' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.89"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### The image scale is 5.90"/pix, setting the soft and hard astrometric limits for filtering second-epoch detections: 5.9" and 8.9" ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits (1st new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Image size: 941.1'x624.7' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the first second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0532 deg. Soft limit: 0.50 deg. Hard limit: 1.00 deg. ################################### ################################### # fov_of_wcs_calibrated_image.sh output for wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits (2nd new image) verification OK: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Image size: 940.9'x624.6' 15.7(deg)x10.4(deg) 9576x6388 pix Image scale: 5.90"/pix along the X axis and 5.87"/pix along the Y axis Image center: 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 J2000 4789.000 3195.000 ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the reference and the second second-epoch image (pointing accuracy) Reference image center 10:17:11.263 -02:01:32.89 Second-epoch image center 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.0611 deg. ################################### ################################### # Check the image center offset between the first and the second second-epoch image (shift should be applied between the second-epoch images) Second-epoch first image center 10:17:00.100 -01:59:59.40 Second-epoch second image center 10:16:59.151 -01:59:28.66 Angular distance between the image centers 0.00941 deg. ################################### Running solve_plate_with_UCAC5... Preparing for a parallel run Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits &> /tmp/tmp.PwT5cQ3mSy Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits &> /tmp/tmp.rtxUxPEXAe Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits &> /tmp/tmp.zwdsyYdeAM Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Running util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 --no_photometric_catalog --iterations 2 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits &> /tmp/tmp.cSRc3nvIRV Parallel run for /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Calibrating the magnitude scale Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits ____ Start of magnitude calibration ____ PHOTOMETRIC_CALIBRATION=TYCHO2_V Calibrating the magnitude scale with Tycho-2 stars util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh is checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat wait (drain background util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 jobs before Tycho-2 calibration -- avoids wcs_.fits write race) Tycho-2 catalog is found at lib/catalogs/tycho2 Tycho-2 catalog and the derived bright star exclusion list are ready Checking for the presence of non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Found non-empty wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits and wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat The reference image (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits) and catalog (wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat) found 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat' -> 'wcsmag.cat' Read 38744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7488 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7488 deg Loaded 5427 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): 3875 out of 4234 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4234 out of 38744 detected stars. The calibration function type and coefficients are written to calib.txt_param util/calibrate_magnitude_scale 0.000000 1.000000 22.532600 a=0.000000 b=1.000000 c=22.532600 From vast_summary.log: estimated ref. image limiting mag.: -7.11 Updating vast_summary.log: Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42 Updated vast_limiting_magnitude.log with calibrated magnitudes Working... Please, PLEASE, be patient!!! All lightcurves processed! =) Estimated ref. image limiting mag.: 15.42
Lightcurve magnitude calibration plot:
Preparing per-reference-image forced-photometry calibration (method=tycho2 band=V) Read 38744 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7488 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0727 to 162.4831 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7488 deg Loaded 5427 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): 3875 out of 4234 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4234 out of 38744 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00001.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (aperture=4.7) Read 38844 stars from the SExtractor catalog wcsmag.cat Detected star coordinate range: RA 146.0430 to 162.4656 deg, Dec -7.7536 to +3.7490 deg Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.00 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.01 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.02 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.03 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.04 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.05 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.06 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.07 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.08 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.09 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.10 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.11 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.12 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.13 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.14 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.15 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.16 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.17 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.18 Reading Tycho2 catalog file lib/catalogs/tycho2/tyc2.dat.19 Tycho-2 catalog search boundaries: RA 146.0430 to 162.4656 deg, Dec -7.7536 to 3.7490 deg Loaded 5434 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): 3886 out of 4233 total matches. Matched with Tycho-2 4233 out of 38844 detected stars. util/calibrate_single_image_with_tycho2.sh: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits via Tycho-2
Single-image forced-photometry magnitude calibration plot for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits:
Forced-photometry filter: reusing the VaST-run aperture from image00002.cat.aperture for wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Forced-photometry filter: calibrated wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -> calib.txt_param_ref_wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (aperture=4.7) ____ End of magnitude calibration ____ Applying consolidated magnitude filters... Preparing the exclusion lists for this field Done with filtering Found 8 candidate transients before the final filtering. (Hard limit: 10000) Median FWHM seeing for isolated stars: 2.0 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 2.0 pix Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 2.3 pix fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Limiting magnitude estimates: 15.4 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 15.4 mag. Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 14.6 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 14.7 mag. fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits All-image limiting magnitude estimate: 14.6 (SNR ) 14.0 (80% of stars) with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL The first estimate is the magnitude of a star detected with a signal-to-noise ratio of following Karpov (2025, Acta Polytechnica, 65, 50). This value should be representative of the faintest stars clearly visible in the image. The brighter of the limiting magnitude estimates for the two second-epoch images is reported here. The second estimate is the 80th percentile of the magnitude distribution of stars detected on all four images. This value is representative of the faintest object that may enter the candidate transients list. The hard cut-off for the candidate transients is 15.5 mag. Waiting for UCAC5 plate solver wait ############ /tmp/tmp.PwT5cQ3mSy (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=19, blended=1626, bad_region=8795, passed=38725 Got 38725 stars (including 28619 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38725 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4672 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4656 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.28" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4672 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.29" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4656 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 31918 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Excluding outliers - 4656 stars left (next iteration limit 5121) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits N_match=4656 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.327 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.362 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.407 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.289 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.283 n_q1=1308 n_q2=874 n_q3=1531 n_q4=943 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.246 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4656 N_valid=4656 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.018 bias_dec_arcsec=0.001 median_sep_arcsec=0.285 p95_sep_arcsec=0.868 n_q1=1308 n_q2=874 n_q3=1531 n_q4=943 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.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.rtxUxPEXAe (6) ############ Parsing command line arguments... WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits 573.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WARNING from replace_file_with_symlink_if_filename_contains_white_spaces() the input file /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits is already a symlink and we do not allow symlinks on symlinks FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits It's a known telescope with plate solutions that are supposed to be good. The input image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits has a WCS header - will blindly trust it is good... '/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' -> 'wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits' This WCS solution (astrometrynet) will be kept as is, not refit by util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=15, blended=1605, bad_region=8810, passed=38829 Got 38829 stars (including 28722 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 38829 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.5' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.5 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013076 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010461 (37.7 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4667 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4652 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.30" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 411 to 470 (Dec -7.8 to 3.7) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4667 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.31" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4652 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 32013 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.32" Excluding outliers - 4652 stars left (next iteration limit 5117) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits is a symbolic link - will not rewrite the WCS of whatever it points to, but will still refit the output catalog positions SIP_REFIT: util/identify.sh trusts the WCS of wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits (astrometrynet) - keeping it, no refit (set VAST_FORCE_SIP_REFIT=1 to refit anyway) WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits N_match=4652 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.359 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.384 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.475 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.314 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.311 n_q1=1322 n_q2=862 n_q3=1528 n_q4=940 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.323 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4652 N_valid=4652 bias_ra_arcsec=-0.021 bias_dec_arcsec=0.007 median_sep_arcsec=0.304 p95_sep_arcsec=0.934 n_q1=1322 n_q2=862 n_q3=1528 n_q4=940 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits -region wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.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.zwdsyYdeAM (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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=5, blended=805, bad_region=2934, passed=24777 Got 24777 stars (including 21109 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24777 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 941.1' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 941.1 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013071 (47.1 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010457 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4719 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4704 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4704 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22625 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4716 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22625 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.38" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22625 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4701 stars left (next iteration limit 5174) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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=4701 robust_rms=6.690 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.686 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.686 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4701 robust_rms=0.524 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.616 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.616 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4701 robust_rms=0.408 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.536 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.536 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4701 robust_rms_before=1.739 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.371 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.408 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.515 worst_region_rms_after=0.536 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.572 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.536 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.515 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.515 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.371 arcsec matched=4701 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits N_match=4701 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.383 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.388 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.419 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.378 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.381 n_q1=1647 n_q2=705 n_q3=1620 n_q4=729 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.093 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4701 N_valid=4701 bias_ra_arcsec=0.503 bias_dec_arcsec=0.365 median_sep_arcsec=1.492 p95_sep_arcsec=3.572 n_q1=1647 n_q2=705 n_q3=1620 n_q4=729 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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.cSRc3nvIRV (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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/util/wcs_image_calibration.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits 605.0 Entering WCS image calibration mode. ORIGINAL_FITSFILE=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits FITSFILE before on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits FITSFILE after on_the_fly=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits verification OK: /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS_IMAGE_NAME=wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS-calibrated image found: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Checking if the catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits alredy exist and is non-empty... Catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat corresponding to the image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits found. The catalog is in the new format, as expected. The plate-solved (WCS-calibrated) image is saved to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 is preparing to read a catalog corresponding to the image /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits WCS catalog name: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat Excluding image region: -1.0 -1.0 1.0 1.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 7500.0 0.0 9576.0 6388.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1122.0 1550.0 1124.0 1552.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1637.0 2824.0 1639.0 2826.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1831.0 2839.0 1833.0 2841.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 1905.0 4570.0 1907.0 4572.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2012.0 4693.0 2014.0 4695.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2397.0 4241.0 2399.0 4243.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding image region: 2679.0 2807.0 2681.0 2809.0 (defined in bad_region.lst) Excluding more image regions!.. (will not print them all) Excluded a total of 31 image regions (defined in bad_region.lst). SExtractor catalog parsing summary: zero_flux=0, no_flux_err=0, no_mag=0, no_mag_err=0, low_SNR=3, blended=876, bad_region=2952, passed=24885 Got 24885 stars (including 21146 good ones) from the SExtractor catalog wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat util/solve_plate_with_UCAC5 got 24885 stars from the SExtractor catalog Updated FoV from the plate-solved image: 940.9' Seting catalog search parameters based on the expected field of view 940.9 arcmin UCAC5 catalog search parameters: catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_deg= 0.013068 (47.0 arcsec) catalog_search_parameters->brightest_mag= 1.00 catalog_search_parameters->faintest_mag= 13.50 catalog_search_parameters->search_radius_second_step_deg 0.010454 (37.6 arcsec) ITERATION 01 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4716 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4703 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 4704 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Removing outliers... Correcting the measured astrometric positions... Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4703 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22727 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.37" ITERATION 02 -- talking to VizieR, this might be slow! UCAC5 search strategy: trying local copy first Found a local copy of UCAC5 UCAC5 local query limit 5000: matching up to 5000 detected stars, deepening the UCAC5 window to mag 15.50 Reading UCAC5 zone files... Searching UCAC5 zones 413 to 468 (Dec -7.3 to 3.3) Done reading UCAC5 zone files... Matched 4715 stars with the local copy of UCAC5. The local UCAC5 search seems to be a success Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22727 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Accuracy estimation diagnostic: 4701 matched stars entering correct_measured_positions(), 22727 with non-zero local correction accuracy Estimated accuracy of the plate solution: 0.36" Excluding outliers - 4701 stars left (next iteration limit 5173) Stop iterations. The field is successfully solved and matched with the astrometric catalog! :) SIP_REFIT: wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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=4701 robust_rms=6.669 arcsec worst_region_rms=9.538 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=9.415 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 3 trial: matched=4701 robust_rms=0.548 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.660 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.660 arcsec SIP_REFIT: SIP order 5 trial: matched=4701 robust_rms=0.431 arcsec worst_region_rms=0.536 arcsec outer_annulus_rms=0.536 arcsec SIP_REFIT: selected SIP order 5 SIP_REFIT: order=5 matched=4701 robust_rms_before=1.502 arcsec robust_rms_before_corrected=0.368 arcsec robust_rms_after=0.431 arcsec worst_region_rms_before=0.536 worst_region_rms_after=0.536 outer_annulus_rms_before=1.368 outer_annulus_rms_after=0.536 SIP_REFIT: refit does not sufficiently improve on the solution it would replace (best worst-region baseline 0.536 arcsec) - keeping the original SIP_REFIT_REJECTED: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits worst_region_rms_kept=0.536 arcsec robust_rms_kept=0.368 arcsec matched=4701 WCS_QUALITY_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits N_match=4701 sigma_overall_arcsec=0.369 sigma_q1_arcsec=0.380 sigma_q2_arcsec=0.394 sigma_q3_arcsec=0.356 sigma_q4_arcsec=0.359 n_q1=1651 n_q2=707 n_q3=1616 n_q4=727 worst_quadrant_to_overall_ratio=1.068 WCS_HEADER_DIAG: file=fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits selection=current_pairs N_selected=4701 N_valid=4701 bias_ra_arcsec=0.514 bias_dec_arcsec=0.456 median_sep_arcsec=1.313 p95_sep_arcsec=3.021 n_q1=1651 n_q2=707 n_q3=1616 n_q4=727 occupied_cells_4x4=16/16 The image catalog is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ucac5 The DS9 region file with the matched stars is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg You may view it with the command: ds9 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits -region wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.ds9.reg The astrometric residuals vector field is written to wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits.wcscat.astrometric_residuals Option '-n' not using photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry opt '-i': 2 is the maximum number of iterations FORCED_PHOTOMETRY_CALIBRATION_METHOD=tycho2 - not using remote photometric catalogs, just stick with astrometry Skipping WCS quality comparison: not the first SExtractor pass (default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL) Copying WCS-calibrated images back to input directory Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Saving fully-calibrated image wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.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_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/wcs_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits Preparing the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits at 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0: 15.73 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-32-00_20.00sec_-4.90C_LIGHTs_0123.fits at 10:01:47.68 -05:36:43.5: 13.92 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits at 10:01:47.68 -05:36:43.5: 13.90 +/- 0.07 detection Forced photometry on wcs_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-04-17_00-33-06_20.00sec_-5.00C_LIGHTs_0124.fits at 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0: 15.71 +/- 99.00 upperlimit Forced photometry reference-image weighted average: 13.91 +/- 0.05 Forced photometry filter REJECTED candidate at 10:01:47.68 -05:36:43.5: ref_mag=13.91 +/- 0.05 new_mean_mag=13.7393 delta=0.17 (need > 0.90) Adding exclusion_list_local.txt__out56092.dat to exclusion_list_local.txt make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 1 (network queries): 4s Pre-generating preview images in parallel... Done pre-generating preview images. Pre-generating finding charts in parallel... Done pre-generating finding charts. make_report_in_HTML.sh Pre-generation: 0s xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 52319_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 52319_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checksDiscovery image 1 2026 11 05.39258 2461349.89258 13.83 10:01:47.69 -05:36:43.3 2458 1037 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-25-08_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0498.fits Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.68 10:01:47.67 -05:36:43.7 2460 1032 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55095_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 55095_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 12.89 10:34:35.93 +01:46:34.7 7497 5438 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:34:35.94 +01:46:35.2 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 55771_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 55771_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.37 10:04:14.99 -04:57:04.8 2838 1430 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:04:14.96 -04:57:04.5 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56092_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 Preparing report for the candidate 56092_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 56277_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 56277_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.35 10:26:49.70 -00:07:32.9 6294 4299 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:26:49.68 -00:07:33.0 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57538_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 57538_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.74 10:18:36.44 +01:34:18.0 5072 5345 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:18:36.50 +01:34:18.1 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 57540_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 57540_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.64 10:18:20.48 -03:53:05.2 4972 2049 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:18:20.52 -03:53:05.9 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Considering the candidate 58792_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 The candidate 58792_fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499 did not pass the final checks
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.Discovery image 2 2026 11 05.39321 2461349.89321 13.95 10:14:57.72 +00:50:13.0 4514 4908 /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-11-05_CI_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_032643_TTUQ2b1x1_2709443_bMroQYhv/fd_Sex-02-Q2b1x1_2026-11-05_03-26-03_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_0499.fits SExtractor measurement flags:
**** FOUND 10:14:57.74 +00:50:13.3 in the exclusion list exclusion_list.txt **** make_report_in_HTML.sh Phase 2 (HTML assembly): 0s make_report_in_HTML.sh TOTAL: 4s Prepared the HTML report for the field Sex-02-Q2b1x1 with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL *------ done with default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ------* #### The local exclusion list is exclusion_list_local.txt #### 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0 ########### Completed Sex-02-Q2b1x1 ########### The analysis was running at tau We are allowed to update the exclusion list at tau host Found ../exclusion_list_TTUQ2.txt #### The exclusion list before filtering-out asteroids, bad pixels and adding Gaia sources #### 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0 ################################################################################### 10:31:44.32 +00:45:19.0 -- asteroid (will NOT add it to exclusion list) renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_noasteroids' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' renamed 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt_nohotpixels' -> 'exclusion_list_index_html.txt' # Count candidates with no identification (that also don't look like hot pix) Found 0 unidentified candidates (excluding asteroids, hot pixels and known variable stars). ################################################################################### 0 candidates found (excluding asteroids and hot pixels) This does not look like a test run ################################################################################### exclusion_list_gaiadr2.txt NOT FOUND exclusion_list_apass.txt NOT FOUND IS_THIS_TEST_RUN=NO ALLOW_EXCLUSION_LIST_UPDATE= YES #### Nothing to add to the exclusion list #### The observatory MPC code is V36 ############################################################ Positions of planets computed with util/planet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.89257870 -observatory V36 14:33:17.68 -15:09:04.8 Mercury (6.1mag) 13:23:12.45 -12:49:18.8 Venus (-4.5mag) 09:33:32.42 +16:16:59.9 Mars (0.8mag) 09:47:59.46 +14:01:58.0 Jupiter (-2.0mag) 00:35:58.35 +00:58:05.2 Saturn (0.5mag) 04:08:42.64 +20:49:17.9 Uranus (5.6mag) 00:08:11.17 -00:39:10.9 Neptune (7.7mag) 20:24:32.93 -23:41:12.3 Pluto (14.5mag) 11:47:19.40 -01:33:35.8 Moon (-9.2mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 361 Nov 5 03:27 planets.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected moons from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.89257870: 09:47:53.54 +14:02:32.5 Io (6.0mag) 09:48:10.10 +14:00:56.7 Europa (6.1mag) 09:47:45.91 +14:03:17.5 Ganymede (5.5mag) 09:48:27.46 +13:59:19.7 Callisto (6.8mag) 09:49:34.91 +14:10:07.0 Himalia (15.5mag) 09:47:56.56 +14:02:14.9 Thebe (16.3mag) 09:47:52.45 +14:27:03.7 Elara (17.4mag) 09:48:35.01 +13:30:24.5 Pasiphae (17.7mag) 09:44:53.29 +14:34:11.1 Carme (18.7mag) 00:36:10.44 +00:57:51.0 Titan (8.3mag) 00:35:53.83 +00:57:54.9 Rhea (9.6mag) 00:36:31.48 +00:59:07.8 Iapetus (11.0mag) 00:35:55.09 +00:57:33.8 Hyperion (14.2mag) 00:34:11.63 +00:46:00.4 Phoebe (16.4mag) -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 568 Nov 5 03:28 moons.txt ############################################################ Positions of selected spacecraft from JPL HORIZONS for JD(UT)2461349.89257870: 04:40:57.67 +16:50:39.4 JWST 19:55:47.73 -18:57:53.5 Chandra 07:09:36.95 -12:57:27.4 XMM-Newton -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 96 Nov 5 03:27 spacecraft.txt ############################################################ Positions of bright comets computed with util/comet_finder/main.py for JD(UT)2461349.89257870 -observatory V36 03:32:09.28 +19:53:52.2 17.1mag P/1996 R2 (Lagerkvist) 07:47:13.34 +38:31:44.7 17.8mag P/2004 V5 (LINEAR-Hill) 07:47:18.73 +38:31:31.9 17.8mag P/2004 V5-A (LINEAR-Hill) 07:46:36.91 +38:31:52.4 17.8mag P/2004 V5-B (LINEAR-Hill) 05:01:20.47 +38:45:32.2 17.7mag P/2009 Y2 (Kowalski) 18:50:19.12 -32:48:57.5 15.0mag P/2010 H2 (Vales) 07:45:23.10 -74:01:52.2 17.2mag C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) 06:10:56.59 +35:21:45.3 17.7mag C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS) 21:43:01.64 +20:28:32.8 17.9mag C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) 07:35:51.29 +25:20:24.9 16.9mag C/2022 N2 (PANSTARRS) 09:08:41.97 +38:49:04.1 16.4mag C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) 18:38:21.37 +40:51:26.3 17.5mag C/2024 J3 (ATLAS) 05:42:22.37 -13:30:37.0 16.3mag C/2024 T5 (ATLAS) 14:17:27.39 -04:44:26.1 16.3mag C/2025 Y1 (ATLAS) 20:22:08.98 +51:46:25.2 15.2mag C/2026 A2 (Bok) 13:09:26.56 +17:16:02.7 17.7mag A/2026 E1 15:55:45.10 -66:34:16.6 14.7mag P/2026 R2 (Leonard) 19:36:01.60 -05:23:42.1 17.1mag P/2026 T1 (ATLAS) 10:47:04.38 +02:35:46.3 17.5mag P/2026 U1 (Gafton) 23:24:22.40 +13:32:25.6 16.9mag 2P/Encke 23:28:38.37 -25:12:53.9 15.5mag 10P/Tempel 02:42:18.60 +29:30:09.6 16.5mag 11P/Tempel-Swift-LINEAR 12:27:22.89 -10:11:42.2 16.3mag 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 00:10:01.17 -08:59:03.8 15.9mag 65P/Gunn 08:01:40.20 +13:23:27.4 14.0mag 78P/Gehrels 20:56:53.36 -24:18:53.4 16.5mag 84P/Giclas 10:41:58.26 +13:11:36.2 17.6mag 93P/Lovas 09:06:15.09 +46:22:17.7 16.8mag 112P/Urata-Niijima 09:54:48.46 +04:50:30.6 17.8mag 114P/Wiseman-Skiff 12:30:41.82 +07:36:29.0 14.8mag 123P/West-Hartley 23:26:13.34 -00:57:21.5 17.4mag 139P/Vaisala-Oterma 19:44:36.95 +14:54:58.9 10.2mag 161P/Hartley-IRAS 11:16:13.77 -03:27:10.7 16.3mag 169P/NEAT 09:42:22.60 +23:24:32.5 18.0mag 186P/Garradd 03:08:48.12 +02:03:15.0 15.4mag 220P/McNaught 06:22:40.35 +50:06:10.5 15.9mag 260P/McNaught 07:58:27.63 +25:02:30.1 17.5mag 266P/Christensen -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 1.9K Nov 5 03:27 comets.txt ############################################################ List of recent ASAS-SN transients from https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/asassn/transients.html : 00:58:35.28 +22:20:06.50 ASASSN-26fs 2026-11-2.4 12.31 02:29:41.13 -71:57:55.60 ASASSN-26fr 2026-11-1.22 13.7 21:27:22.43 -18:15:42.10 SN 2026agsu 2026-10-29.85 -1.08 17:54:18.84 -27:36:35.70 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-24.76 9.92 10:38:47.97 +53:30:34.00 SN2026sqf 2026-10-24.6 13.27 21:49:53.30 +14:07:44.90 ASASSN-26fq 2026-10-23.23 14.82 01:00:14.36 +34:04:05.90 ASASSN-26fp 2026-10-23.34 12.9 01:06:23.14 -63:46:37.10 ASASSN-26fo 2026-10-19.79 -4.88 00:25:28.03 +20:14:39.10 SN2026afqd 2026-10-19.36 -0.77 22:14:03.37 -45:07:18.60 ASASSN-26fm 2026-10-13.75 14.42 01:57:48.19 -33:14:42.30 SN 2026aedl 2026-10-12.33 15.3 18:05:22.06 +17:52:41.00 ASASSN-26fn 2026-10-11.74 15.23 21:50:55.86 -02:51:49.30 SN2026acyb 2026-10-9.85 16.83 03:40:34.04 +02:31:56.70 SN2026acvp 2026-10-9.95 17.75 04:33:25.91 -13:41:04.20 SN2026adhl 2026-10-9.94 17.52 09:20:05.05 +27:03:12.40 SN2026aeif 2026-10-9.47 15.93 02:58:07.77 -65:18:52.90 ASASSN-26fl 2026-10-7.9 -0.85 02:49:03.98 -49:55:57.00 SN 2026adfy 2026-10-4.88 16.61 22:03:46.31 -11:07:57.70 AT2026adgn 2026-10-4.28 -2.56 15:03:12.98 +49:51:05.40 ASASSN-26fj 2026-10-2.06 15.91 08:07:27.96 -65:51:03.90 ASASSN-26fi 2026-10-1.36 15.82 21:02:34.66 +23:57:26.20 ASASSN-26fh 2026-10-1.27 15.94 20:00:16.62 +03:26:29.90 AT2026adfv 2026-10-1.3 16.42 00:08:42.74 -32:33:16.50 SN2026abhc 2026-09-29.15 15.57 21:02:30.26 -19:27:41.80 SN2026acxa 2026-09-29.13 14.65 04:39:17.45 -28:06:12.40 ASASSN-26fg 2026-09-23.25 15.73 05:25:07.80 +04:38:32.40 SN2026aajs 2026-09-21.32 17.04 19:56:12.67 +08:25:27.70 AT2026acgs 2026-09-18.14 15.84 00:02:34.06 +52:55:18.90 ASASSN-26ff 2026-09-16.38 15.41 23:44:33.18 +17:46:12.20 SN2026yjv 2026-09-15.38 18.32 16:21:12.24 +57:37:51.30 SN 2026aafh 2026-09-14.11 15.02 23:36:00.27 -19:28:18.00 SN 2026aaks 2026-09-14.44 16.89 16:35:24.86 -05:32:38.20 SN2026aasi 2026-09-12.99 16.58 16:46:08.71 +37:25:21.80 SN2026aafk 2026-09-13.25 17.4 23:48:37.86 +50:25:24.60 SN2026aafs 2026-09-13.47 17 21:20:27.02 +02:10:42.50 SN2026aagh ------- 08:02:26.85 -24:37:44.10 ASASSN-26fe 2026-09-13.34 13.67 02:29:34.91 +23:06:56.30 SN2026aars 2026-09-12.27 16.93 02:47:25.52 -32:58:34.50 SN 2026znh 2026-09-9.92 16.26 04:59:14.53 -83:27:58.80 ASASSN-26fd 2026-09-9.11 17.27 17:52:06.79 -23:43:20.70 ASASSN-26fc 2026-09-8.79 12.14 03:52:53.26 -14:19:28.70 SN 2026zfw 2026-09-8 17.78 01:53:26.46 +10:07:25.10 SN2026aacj 2026-09-7.17 16.27 20:04:34.47 +62:38:38.10 SN2026zji 2026-09-7.14 15.87 22:37:05.64 +34:24:35.00 SN2026aaiv 2026-09-7.25 13.48 22:24:21.29 -10:25:31.60 ASASSN-26fb 2026-09-5.3 13.93 00:44:54.28 +41:33:10.50 AT2026aabo 2026-09-3.29 15.02 00:52:12.40 -58:22:08.60 SN 2026zhl 2026-08-31.92 16.51 19:53:57.87 +61:00:19.70 ASASSN-26fa 2026-08-31.18 14.63 00:21:50.96 -09:29:16.30 AT2026zwp 2026-08-31.41 15.59 19:45:06.20 +18:22:48.80 V488 2026-08-30.13 9.37 18:25:12.74 -22:25:28.60 V8055 2026-08-30.22 10.89 17:17:45.96 +64:31:40.10 ASASSN-26ez 2026-08-25.13 10.87 19:02:47.09 +58:08:21.00 AT2026zwo 2026-08-24.16 15.78 04:20:07.58 -42:26:59.90 AT2026zjy 2026-08-23.03 15.91 03:08:18.02 +11:54:46.50 SN2026ymb 2026-08-23.4 16.44 20:22:32.48 -50:45:14.30 SN2026yid 2026-08-22.82 15.13 04:24:28.39 -56:20:21.60 ASASSN-26ey 2026-08-20.02 15.55 16:46:37.81 -63:14:59.80 ASASSN-26ex 2026-08-18.78 3.63 21:28:47.85 +20:31:03.60 SN 2026sfn 2026-08-16.3 17.09 23:01:28.67 -61:00:39.00 SN 2026yib 2026-08-14.85 17.36 00:22:23.20 -32:16:02.70 SN 2026whu 2026-08-14.96 16.5 19:56:21.71 -37:24:19.90 ASASSN-26ew 2026-08-13.82 14.73 13:53:14.21 +00:26:52.00 SN 2026wkv 2026-08-10.12 15.83 05:21:07.61 +23:38:20.10 TCP J05210763+2338194 2026-08-10.59 9.34 01:28:20.49 +40:13:27.10 SN2026wpd 2026-08-9.34 16.37 23:47:50.89 +49:28:51.30 SN2026wjs 2026-08-9.24 17.09 16:03:20.92 +17:43:23.70 AT2026xau 2026-08-9.3 17.71 01:10:22.05 -09:34:08.50 SN2026weo 2026-08-7.46 15.76 00:56:54.35 -35:55:29.40 AT2026wdy 2026-08-5.05 16.08 22:08:07.63 -53:03:58.90 AT2026wek 2026-08-3.82 17.17 14:51:51.34 +66:13:24.60 ASASSN-26ev 2026-08-2.15 14.02 12:06:50.79 -36:16:06.20 SN2026wgm 2026-08-1.73 15.61 16:56:36.90 -59:29:26.00 ASASSN-26er 2026-07-25.82 15.09 01:21:27.83 -10:37:05.00 SN2026vbh 2026-07-25.61 15.97 21:17:31.59 +22:25:50.90 ASASSN-26eq 2026-07-24.37 15.13 18:53:36.89 +16:56:43.60 ASASSN-26ep 2026-07-23.47 -4.06 12:18:47.98 -30:48:47.50 ASASSN-26et 2026-07-22.76 13.98 13:00:47.82 +15:42:17.60 SN2026uwk 2026-07-21.75 16.38 18:52:31.11 -32:28:00.90 ASASSN-26en 2026-07-21.77 14.63 14:42:58.01 -62:32:59.10 ASASSN-26es 2026-07-20.79 15.36 20:12:45.57 -32:53:13.00 ASASSN-26em 2026-07-20.94 16.83 18:54:24.33 -46:11:51.70 ASASSN-26eu 2026-07-20.93 14.86 03:18:56.99 -80:55:10.40 AT2026ugi 2026-07-20.03 17.12 18:43:58.40 +24:22:41.80 ASASSN-26eo 2026-07-19.36 16.16 04:50:01.03 -02:22:33.80 ASASSN-26ej 2026-07-16.17 17.02 18:34:55.28 -31:41:00.90 ASASSN-26ek 2026-07-16.24 15.73 17:07:43.61 -44:21:53.50 ASASSN-26el 2026-07-15.86 16.01 14:45:08.35 +24:13:12.30 ASASSN-26ei 2026-07-16.17 16.46 10:00:46.44 -32:36:31.10 AT 2023mhb 2026-07-14.73 16.67 14:39:37.45 -11:22:36.20 AT 2026unl 2026-07-15.27 17.11 10:49:42.57 -11:25:55.80 ASASSN-26eh 2026-07-14.72 16.58 19:33:53.06 -07:15:00.80 ASASSN-22le 2026-07-14.15 15.5 02:45:40.52 -27:55:30.30 ASASSN-26ef 2026-07-12.35 15.86 23:26:43.80 +04:42:39.70 SN 2026qtn 2026-07-12.22 16.47 02:19:17.26 +28:57:15.40 ASASSN-26ec 2026-07-11.53 2.78 18:31:15.56 -05:34:31.50 AT2026stb 2026-07-11.28 -1.29 13:36:08.24 +23:29:05.00 AT2026pjf 2026-07-10.18 -0.72 17:33:39.82 +04:22:36.70 SN2026pir 2026-07-9.86 -0.66 11:21:41.26 -50:33:36.30 ASASSN-26ed 2026-07-8.8 -1.3 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 5.7K Nov 5 03:27 asassn_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of TOCP transients from http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/tocp.html : 19:45:06.48 +18:22:42.2 PNV J19450648+1822422 2026-08-25.1278 9.0mag 00:42:54.65 +41:22:59.3 PNV J00425465+4122593 2026-08-25.4712 18.9mag 00:42:50.38 +41:18:58.76 PNV J00425038+4118587 2026-09-04.1512 18.2mag 00:42:12.76 +41:16:28.4 PNV J00421276+4116284 2026-09-10.9176 18.67Cmag 17:52:06.80 -23:43:20.7 TCP J17520680-2343207 2026-09-08.7896 12.6mag 00:42:40.94 +41:15:37.1 PNV J00424094+4115371 2026-09-17.8925 18.3mag 08:49:20.13 -09:19:15.8 TCP J08492013-0919158 2026-09-18.4698 13.3mag 00:42:13.93 +41:16:35.6 PNV J00421393+4116356 2026-09-22.6597 19.66Cmag 18:14:01.58 +15:13:55.5 TCP J18140158+1513555 2026-09-24.4645 14.1mag 00:42:36.61 +41:13:50.5 TCP J00423661+4113505 2026-09-29.7462 17.4mag 22:03:46.29 -11:07:57.8 TCP J22034629-1107578 2026-09-29.7438 14.51Cmag 22:05:02.06 +20:49:01.2 TCP J22050206+2049012 2026-10-03.5715 17.13Cmag 00:38:15.01 +41:14:47.2 TCP J00381501+4114472 2026-10-08.5978 17.72Cmag 01:06:05.83 +09:51:20.4 TCP J01060583+0951204 2026-10-10.8543 14.54Cmag 17:54:18.76 -27:36:36.2 TCP J17541876-2736362 2026-10-12.3993 10.8mag 09:56:00.79 +69:06:15.2 PNV J09560079+6906152 2026-10-14.9274 19.38Cmag 00:43:30.83 +41:26:55.3 PNV J00433083+4126553 2026-10-17.5651 18.61Cmag 04:57:32.08 +30:15:41.6 TCP J04573208+3015416 2026-10-17.7818 18.21Cmag 05:21:07.64 +23:38:21.3 TCP J05210764+2338213 2026-10-18.4020 10.3mag 05:34:11.01 +28:45:30.5 TCP J05341101+2845305 2026-10-18.3604 16.6mag -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 191K Nov 5 03:27 tocp_transients_list.txt ############################################################ Truncated list of recent TNS transients from https://www.wis-tns.org/ : 01:16:22.788 +41:05:53.77 AT 2026agap 2026-10-03.44 20.94 01:10:30.750 -24:53:26.87 AT 2026agao 2026-10-02.44 21.47 23:48:38.702 -01:32:01.42 AT 2026agan 2026-10-02.47 20.68 02:06:47.588 -21:31:13.25 AT 2026agam 2026-10-11.48 20.91 01:48:28.487 -21:17:36.77 AT 2026agal 2026-10-10.44 21.4 03:48:30.991 -01:29:52.45 AT 2026agak 2026-10-10.51 21.25 09:13:41.169 +17:31:04.86 AT 2026agaj 2026-10-10.62 20.58 03:46:24.047 +29:10:09.53 AT 2026agai 2026-10-12.57 20.66 04:21:25.465 -11:07:20.32 AT 2026agah 2026-10-12.51 21.41 00:47:07.544 +31:48:10.62 AT 2026agag 2026-10-12.32 20.48 06:59:45.458 +13:06:58.75 AT 2026agaf 2026-10-14.59 20.04 22:31:42.334 -18:58:24.09 AT 2026agae 2026-10-14.26 20.66 23:36:02.945 -18:52:08.48 AT 2026agad 2026-10-10.35 20.38 21:56:40.617 -14:39:05.77 AT 2026agac 2026-10-10.33 20.92 01:09:33.280 -10:33:48.07 AT 2026agab 2026-10-06.44 20.98 04:35:17.519 +19:10:50.55 AT 2026agaa 2026-10-06.46 21.27 04:35:22.757 +20:07:32.51 AT 2026afzz 2026-10-06.46 21.26 03:37:53.788 +28:22:01.20 AT 2026afzy 2026-10-12.56 20.72 23:12:10.418 +38:34:57.80 AT 2026afzx 2026-10-19.30 20.74 22:17:59.458 +41:50:32.29 AT 2026afzw 2026-10-19.24 20.96 -rw-r--r-- 1 apache apache 89K Nov 5 03:27 tns_transients_list.txt
JD 2461349.89258: SE_FLAGS=0.
JD 2461349.89321: SE_FLAGS=0.
