astropy / astropy/regions

clarification on RectangleSkyRegion?

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Hi!

This is a documentation question.
Are RectangleSkyRegion sides (and the cross from the middle) following great circles or small circles?

This would help with the conversion to MOCs, to be sure that we're following what is intended here. For now, we're doing great circles everywhere.

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Research direction

Start by reading the RectangleSkyRegion documentation and its geometry behavior, then inspect the existing conversion to MOCs. Done means the interpretation of the sides and central cross as great or small circles is established and clearly documented for consistent conversion.

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Tech stack
python
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documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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