Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36245)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130904/psModules/src/objects/pmPCMdata.c	(revision 36246)
@@ -100,5 +100,5 @@
     // convolution with a Gaussian approximation to the kernel
     pcm->use1Dgauss = false;
-    pcm->nsigma = 3.0; 
+    pcm->nsigma = 5.0; 
     pcm->sigma = 1.0; // this should be set to something sensible when the psf is known
 
@@ -293,5 +293,5 @@
     pmModelParamsToAxes (&axes, PAR[PM_PAR_SXX], PAR[PM_PAR_SXY], PAR[PM_PAR_SYY], useReff);
     
-    float nsigma = 2.0;
+    float nsigma = 5.0;
     *sigma = NAN;
     *kappa = NAN;