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diff --git a/source/whatis.rst b/source/whatis.rst index a30a673..a07f2c9 100644 --- a/source/whatis.rst +++ b/source/whatis.rst @@ -2,12 +2,21 @@ What is AstroConda? ******************* -AstroConda is a free software repository maintained by the `Space Telescope Science Institute <http://www.stsci.edu/>`_ +AstroConda is a free software repository maintained by the `Space Telescope Science Institute <http://www.stsci.edu/>`_ (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. This repository provides tools and utilities commonly used by the Astronomy community. +This repository provides tools and utilities commonly used by the astronomical community. + +The components provided through the `astroconda <http://anaconda.org/astroconda>`_ channel on `anaconda.org <http://anaconda.org>`_ +include most of the tools the user needs to work with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) data and data from other telescopes in +a single Anaconda Python environment. Each of the components contains sets of packages which have also been built and tested +to insure that they work with each other in the same environment. + +Support for use of the STScI-developed software included in the astroconda channel on `anaconda.org <http://anaconda.org>`_ +will be provided by STScI by emailing `help@stsci.edu <mailto:help@stsci.edu>`_. .. note:: - If a package you are looking for does not exist, please see the `Contributing Guide <contributing.html>`_. + If a package you are looking for has not been included astroconda channel, please see the `Contributing Guide <contributing.html>`_. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Disclaimer |