Index: trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimMakeStars.c
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--- trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimMakeStars.c	(revision 14816)
+++ trunk/ppSim/src/ppSimMakeStars.c	(revision 14817)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # include "ppSim.h"
 
-#define FAINT_FUDGE_FACTOR   1.0        // Fraction of the noise in a (boxcar) PSF for the faint limit
+#define FAINT_FUDGE_FACTOR   0.4        // Fraction of the noise in a (boxcar) PSF for the faint limit
 
 
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@
     // Faintest and brightest (integrated) fluxes (actually fluence, since integrated) for random stars
     float faint = FAINT_FUDGE_FACTOR * sqrtf(PS_SQR(readnoise) + (darkRate + skyRate) * expTime) *
-        seeing; // Faint limit is related to the noise in a (boxcar) PSF
+        (2.0 * sqrt(2.0 * log(2.0)) * seeing); // Faint limit is related to the noise in a (boxcar) PSF
     float bright = powf(10.0, -0.4 * (starsMag - zp)) * expTime; // Bright limit is specified by user as mag
     psTrace("ppSim", 6, "Faint limit: %f\n", faint);