From d5ef95023e36d2720e06062fbcad3a27eb204827 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joseph Hunkeler Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:03:09 -0400 Subject: Expand main topic --- source/whatis.rst | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'source') 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 `_ +AstroConda is a free software repository maintained by the `Space Telescope Science Institute `_ (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 `_ channel on `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 `_ +will be provided by STScI by emailing `help@stsci.edu `_. .. note:: - If a package you are looking for does not exist, please see the `Contributing Guide `_. + If a package you are looking for has not been included astroconda channel, please see the `Contributing Guide `_. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ General Disclaimer -- cgit