From c1f9160e31bde0c878e13b9e6a2981591fb77fb1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Duy Nguyen Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 01:09:09 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Add mention to source name string input --- docs/imviz/import_data.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/imviz/import_data.rst b/docs/imviz/import_data.rst index 48f2aee251..a1f92d4b60 100644 --- a/docs/imviz/import_data.rst +++ b/docs/imviz/import_data.rst @@ -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. .. note::