Index: trunk/psastro/src/psastroChipAstrom.c
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--- trunk/psastro/src/psastroChipAstrom.c	(revision 12492)
+++ trunk/psastro/src/psastroChipAstrom.c	(revision 12712)
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@
 		char *chipname = psMetadataLookupStr (NULL, chip->concepts, "CHIP.NAME");
 
-		psStringAppend (&filename, "rawstars.ch.%s.dat", chipname);
-		psastroDumpStars (rawstars, filename);
-		psFree (filename);
-		filename = NULL;
+		if (psTraceGetLevel("psastro.dump") > 0) {
+		    psStringAppend (&filename, "rawstars.ch.%s.dat", chipname);
+		    psastroDumpStars (rawstars, filename);
+		    psFree (filename);
+		    filename = NULL;
 
-		psStringAppend (&filename, "refstars.ch.%s.dat", chipname);
-		psastroDumpStars (refstars, filename);
-		psFree (filename);
-		filename = NULL;
+		    psStringAppend (&filename, "refstars.ch.%s.dat", chipname);
+		    psastroDumpStars (refstars, filename);
+		    psFree (filename);
+		    filename = NULL;
+		}
 
 		// save WCS and analysis metadata in update header