Index: /branches/eam_branches/20090715/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtryFitEXT.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/20090715/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtryFitEXT.c	(revision 25592)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/20090715/psModules/src/objects/pmPSFtryFitEXT.c	(revision 25593)
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
 
         // clear object mask to define valid pixels
-        psImageKeepCircle (source->maskObj, source->peak->x, source->peak->y, options->fitRadius, "AND", PS_NOT_IMAGE_MASK(markVal));
+	psImageMaskPixels (source->maskObj, "AND", PS_NOT_IMAGE_MASK(markVal)); // clear the circular mask
 
         // exclude the poor fits