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Docs: Add mention to source name string input
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duytnguyendtn committed Jul 19, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -55,12 +55,13 @@ The plugin will search for registered archives that have observations which inte
specified by the user.

To search the VO, enter a source location and a radius around which to search. The source utilizes
:class:`~astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord`'s resolver and can accept any string representations of astronomical
coordinates understood by ``SkyCoord``. For more information, see :ref:`astropy:astropy-coordinates-high-level`.
If a radius is not provided, a circular field of 1 degree centered on the source will be assumed.
:class:`~astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord`'s resolver and can accept a common source name (e.g. Messier or NGC) or
any string representations of astronomical coordinates understood by ``SkyCoord``. For more information,
see :ref:`astropy:astropy-coordinates-high-level`. If a radius is not provided, a circular field of 1 degree
centered on the source will be assumed.

By default, the plugin will limit results to archives which report coverage intersecting the provided cirular
field. To instead see all available archives on the IVOA registry, toggle the :guilabel:`coverage filter` button.
field. To instead see all available archives on the IVOA registry, toggle the :guilabel:`Filter by Coverage` button.

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