Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110213/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110213/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config	(revision 31021)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20110213/ippconfig/gpc1/psastro.config	(revision 31022)
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@
 PSASTRO.GRID.OFFSET    F32    1000.
 PSASTRO.GRID.SCALE     F32      50
-PSASTRO.GRID.NSTAR.MAX S32     800 # max stars accepted for fitting
+PSASTRO.GRID.NSTAR.MAX S32     800 # deprecated 
+PSASTRO.GRID.NREF.MAX  S32     800 # max stars accepted for fitting from ref catalog
+PSASTRO.GRID.NRAW.MAX  S32    1200 # max stars accepted for fitting from raw image
 
 PSASTRO.MAX.NRAW      S32      1000   # max stars accepted for fitting (0 for all)
@@ -44,6 +46,6 @@
 PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N5 F32    10
 PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N6 F32    10
-PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N7 F32     5
-PSASTRO.MATCH.FIT.NITER S32     8
+PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N7 F32    5
+PSASTRO.MATCH.FIT.NITER S32    8
 
 # for iterations >= N, require a single match per reference
@@ -295,2 +297,30 @@
     PSASTRO.CATDIR              STR      SAS.REF.V1
 END
+
+# these values worked to get solutions for the STS observations from 2009 & 2010
+# these field has damage from excessive persistence and the impact of burntool
+STS_DATASET  METADATA
+
+  # need to boost the total number of stars available for the fit:
+  # allow more stars per chip and boost the density to which we query
+  # from the reference database.
+  PSASTRO.MAX.NRAW      S32      2000   # 
+  PSASTRO.MAX.NREF      S32      8000   # max stars accepted for fitting (0 for all)
+  DVO.GETSTAR.MAX.RHO   F32      60000.0
+  
+  # the crowding is high, so unless we restrict somewhat tightly early
+  # on, we get very noisy (and wrong) fits.  These values are probably
+  # too restrictive for the general observation: we would risk missing
+  # matches.
+
+  # single-chip radius match in pixels
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N0 F32    10
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N1 F32    5
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N2 F32    5
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N3 F32    5
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N4 F32    3
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N5 F32    3
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N6 F32    5
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.RADIUS.N7 F32    5
+  PSASTRO.MATCH.FIT.NITER S32    5
+END