Index: /trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c
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--- /trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c	(revision 13959)
+++ /trunk/psModules/src/objects/models/pmModel_QGAUSS.c	(revision 13960)
@@ -226,5 +226,14 @@
     // force the axis ratio to be < 20.0
     psEllipseAxes axes = psEllipseMomentsToAxes (emoments, 20.0);
+
+    if (!isfinite(axes.major)) return false;
+    if (!isfinite(axes.minor)) return false;
+    if (!isfinite(axes.theta)) return false;
+
     psEllipseShape shape = psEllipseAxesToShape (axes);
+
+    if (!isfinite(shape.sx))  return false;
+    if (!isfinite(shape.sy))  return false;
+    if (!isfinite(shape.sxy)) return false;
 
     PAR[PM_PAR_SKY]  = moments->Sky;