Gaia box query projection / possible bug reported on RNAAS
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Description
There was a bug report posted on [RNAAS](https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024RNAAS...8...21S/abstract)
https://github.com/David-Sweeney/Astroquery-Gaia-bug
I believe it's a duplicate of #2421, which we decided was not an astroquery bug but instead a bug (or feature) of the Gaia database.
Given that at least some users are so surprised by this they write it up formally, it might be a good idea for this to be explicitly documented.
I'm just cross-posting here because I don't see any record of this bug being reported as an issue.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reading issue #2421 and the linked RNAAS report and reproduction repository to understand the Gaia box-query projection behavior. Identify the relevant Gaia documentation entry point, then document the behavior and clarify whether it is a Gaia database behavior rather than an astroquery bug.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- databases, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- Half a day
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100